Patent ID: 8116545

Claim:
A system for generating a bone density value, comprising a transmitter to transmit a digital image data signal including digital image data representing a bone image; and a receiver to receive the digital image data signal including digital image data generated from an X-ray image corresponding to at least a part of the bone; one or more processors to generate a trabeculae model from the processed digital image data signal; wherein the one or more processors generate geometrical figures from the generated trabeculae model from selected pixels of the digital image data signal, and wherein a first generated geometrical figure is provided substantially within a space at least partly defined by center lines of the generated trabeculae and a second geometrical figure including a boundary being selected so that the area of the geometrical figure represents an area of non-trabeculae tissue located between the trabeculae; and the one or more processors calculate the bone density value from the at least one generated geometrical figure.