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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 1993; 06(04): 194-197
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1633057
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1633057
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DuMond Spectroscopy: A Technique for the Determination of Bone Density
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Received for publication
07 July 1993
Publication Date:
06 February 2018 (online)
DuMond spectroscopy is a new technique for the determination of bone mineral density. The instrument consists of an Americium-241 source mounted in an absorber post located on the surface of a sodium iodide detector. The analysis is based on the energy distribution of photons scattered by the tissue. Measurements made using a series of powdered bovine cortical bone and wax mixtures gave an R value of 0.991. Repeated measurements made on a series of calcaneus specimens gave a precision of 0.96%.
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