Discovery QDR Series Technical Manual
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Figure 1-3. Q Scan Plot
5.
Use the "non-bone" points to calculate a baseline value for each scan line. Using
these points, form a new histogram and repeat steps 4 and 5 until the results con-
verge.
6.
Smooth the segment boundaries to eliminate isolated noise-generated "bone"
points.
7.
Display the "bone" and "non-bone" points for operator approval.
8.
Determine the constant of proportionality (d
0
) that relates the Q values to actual
BMC (grams). This constant is determined by measuring how much Q shifts
when bone-equivalent material is interposed by the filter drum.
9.
Calculate the total bone mineral values by adding up the Q values for all "bone"
points in each region of interest (e.g., each vertebra), and multiplying by d
0
.
10. Determine the bone areas by counting the number of "bone" points in each region
of interest.
11. Calculate bone mineral density as:
BMD = BMC / area
12. Display the calculated results and print the report.
1.2 Functional Overview
This section provides block diagrams of the Discovery system along with a brief
functional overview of each diagram and block. A detailed functional description along
with interconnection diagrams and interconnection descriptions is provided in Section 2 of
this manual.
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