Quality Control of DXA System and Precision Test of Radio-technologists.
The image quality management of bone mineral density (BMD) is the responsibility and duty of radio-technologists who carry out examinations. However, inaccurate conclusions due to the lack of understanding and ignorance regarding the methodology of image quality management can be a fatal error to patients. The accuracy and precision of BMD measurement must be maintained at the highest level so that actual biological changes can be detected with even slight changes in BMD. Accuracy and precision should be continuously preserved for image quality of machines. Those factors will contribute to ensure the reliability of BMD examination. The enforcement of proper quality control of radiologists performing BMD inspections which brings about the durability extensions of equipment and accurate results of calculations will help the assurance of reliable inspections.
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Ulsan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Ho-Sung
HS
Kim
Department of Nuclear Medicine (Radiology), Dongnam Institute of Radiological and Medical Science, Busan, Korea.
Seoung-Oh
SO
Yang
Bone density; Densitometry; Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; Precision; Quality control