Apparatus and method of measuring bone mineral density and bone strength
US5247560A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 1992 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/505
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A highly reliable apparatus and method of measuring bone mineral density and bone strength simultaneously is provided. Pleochromatic X-rays emitted from an X-ray tube are incident upon an object to be measured. Transmitted X-rays and diffracted X-rays, generated during the time period when the X-rays are passed through the object, are separately detected to simultaneously measure the bone mineral density and the bone strength.
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