quantitative computed tomography

Term ID

MMO:0000364

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Definition

A computed tomography (CT) technique that measures bone mineral density (BMD) in either the axial or appendicular skeleton using a calibration standard to convert the Hounsfield Units (HU) of the CT image to BMD values. CT is a method of producing images of single tissue planes in which the emergent X-ray beam is measured by a scintillation counter and the electronic impulses are recorded on a magnetic disk and processed by a mini-computer for reconstruction display of the body in cross-section. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantitative_computed_tomography

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Ontology

Measurement Methods Ontology