Norland Elite 437A150, Operator'S Manual

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Operator's Guide
437D140 Rev. I
Additional Techniques 11-45
Include/Exclude
Although not recommended, it may be necessary to remove artifacts from a scan region (such as hip pros-
thetics, pins, or staples). Doing so will negate the automatic analysis provided by the Norland software.
Note: The DXA software provides both an Include and an Exclude function to be used for editing scan
results. If it is necessary to use the functions to add or remove artifacts or islands of tissue from a
scan region, subsequent scans of the same patient
must have the identical Include or Exclude oper-
ation performed in order to obtain meaningful serial analyses.
Include
The
Include
function allows the operator to include odd-shaped islands of the scan, which did not contribute to
BMD results as bone information or were separated from the primary investigation site. It may also be used to
recover data points previously excluded (see the "Exclude" on page 11-49 section). Scan data is not changed,
but the tabulated result values may be affected by this operation.
1. In the Scan Results tab of the Filmstrip view, right-click to open the menu shown below. Confirm that
Baseline is checked.
Note: All non-bone tissue in the Included area will be displayed in the baseline color or shade. (Not
related to density spectrum.)
2. Right click again to open the menu and select Image > Modify Region.