Inventors:
Zhimin Huo - Pittsford NY, US
Mark S. Purdum - Ontario NY, US
Assignee:
Carestream Health, Inc. - Rochester NY
International Classification:
G01N 23/087
G21K 3/00
US Classification:
378 54, 378 53, 378 56, 378 989, 378157
Abstract:
A method and system for determining the bone mineral density of a body extremity. An image of a body extremity is acquired using a mammography x-ray system whereby a bone mineral density can be performed on the image. The system for determining the bone mineral density of a body extremity includes: a support for supporting the body extremity; a detector for capturing an image of the body extremity; and an x-ray source adapted to project an x-ray beam through the body extremity toward the detector, the x-ray source having a voltage of no more than about 45 kVp and having a target/filter combination of rhodium/rhodium, molybdenum/molybdenum, molybdenum/rhodium, or tungsten/rhodium.