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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jerome L. Ackerman, Newton, MA (US);
Melvin J. Glimcher, Boston, MA (US);
Yaotang Wu, Watertown, MA (US);
Assignee:
SkelScan, Inc., Newton, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 5/055 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 5/055 ;
Abstract
Principles of magnetic resonance are employed to generate data, such as image intensity data, reflecting the spatial distribution of one or more isotopes carried in a solid-state specimen such as bone. The spatial distribution data can be employed, e.g., to calculate bone mineral density and/or degree of mineralization.