Quantification of the Effects of Soft Tissues on the Experimental Variogram, the Basic Algorithm of TBS

Purposes: TBS is derived from the initial slope of the log-log experimental variogram of the DXA bone image, and the TBS computation process includes a soft tissue compensation. The aim of this study is to quantify the influence of soft tissues on the variogram, and provide background information on how tissues could influence TBS, to better implement corrective adjustments if necessary.

Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry - January 1, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: F. Michelet, D. Hans Source Type: research