Title :
λ-Measure for Bone Density Connectivity
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Inf. Technol., Columbia Univ., Washington, DC
Abstract :
This note presents a new measure for bone mineral density analysis based on DEXA images. We are proposing an innovative procedure to calculate a scalar value that indicates the connectivity of bone mineral components. This method may provide a totally new measure for bone density study using DEXA scan images that can only calculate T and Z values and can only determine the quality of the bone in terms of the average intensity of bone density. The new measure proposed is called lambda-measure and it provides new research possibilities related to how well the bone components are connected. We can have lambdaT and lambdaZ corresponding to T and Z scores
Keywords :
X-ray absorption; bone; densitometry; medical image processing; minerals; -measure; DEXA images; average intensity; bone mineral components; bone mineral density analysis; dual energy X-ray absorptiometry; lambda; scan images; Bone density; Density measurement; Energy measurement; Fractals; History; Measurement standards; Medical treatment; Minerals; Osteoporosis; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics, 2006 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0496-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0497-5
DOI :
10.1109/ISIE.2006.295644
