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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2009
Soo Yeul Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Jeong Won Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Seung Hwan Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Seon Hee Park, Daejeon, KR;
Soo Yeul Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Jeong Won Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Seung Hwan Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Seon Hee Park, Daejeon, KR;
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
There are provided a method and support device for measuring jawbone mineral density using a jawbone X-ray image. The method for measuring jawbone mineral density includes: obtaining a jawbone X-ray image using a support device for jawbone; defining a region of interest from the obtained jawbone X-ray image; and measuring jawbone mineral density from the defined region of interest. Therefore, the support device for measuring jawbone mineral density may be useful to measure jawbone mineral density with a jawbone X-ray imaging device, which has been widely used in dental clinics, by using the method.