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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2013
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Katharine Lynn Rowley Grant, Rochester, MN (US);
Bernhard Schmidt, Fuerth, DE;
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Munich, DE;
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA INC., Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
A method and a computing unit are disclosed for measuring and displaying the bone density of a patient. In at least one embodiment, separate projection data are used from a CT scan with at least two different x-ray energy regions; volume displays for bone material and at least one further material composition are generated; two DEXA projection recordings with different x-ray energy spectra are simulated from these volume displays; the two simulated DEXA projection recordings are used to determine the specific bone mass density according to the DEXA method; and at least one projection recording and at least one average specific bone mass density are output.