Quantification of Volumetric Bone Mineral Density of Proximal Femurs Using a Two-Compartment Model and Computed Tomography Images

Figure 3

(a) vBMD map and (b) vertical profile of the standard forearm phantom converted from the CT image acquired at 120 kVp using the TCM method. The three sections and the cortical wall of the phantom can be clearly distinguished.

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