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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2006
Applicants:
Chang-ying J. Yang, Webster, NY (US);
Zhimin Huo, Pittsford, NY (US);
Inventors:
Chang-Ying J. Yang, Webster, NY (US);
Zhimin Huo, Pittsford, NY (US);
Assignee:
Carestream Health, Inc., Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 18/00 (2006.01); G01N 23/06 (2006.01); G01N 23/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method calibration method, particularly to determine an x-ray generation technique to acquire a hand x-ray image using a mammography x-ray system for assessing Radiographic Absorptiometry (RA) based BMD (Bone Mineral Density).