The present invention relates to calibration devices and to methods of using these devices.
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What is claimed is: 1. A system for image analysis, the system comprising: at least one calibration phantom including a first material and a second material, the first material having an x-ray attenuation coefficient that decreases more rapidly with higher x-ray energy than the second material; an
What is claimed is: 1. A system for image analysis, the system comprising: at least one calibration phantom including a first material and a second material, the first material having an x-ray attenuation coefficient that decreases more rapidly with higher x-ray energy than the second material; an imaging device, the imaging device generating a radiographic image comprising the at least one calibration phantom; a comparison device, the comparison device comparing the optical density of the first and second material in the image; and an estimation device, the estimation device estimating at least one image acquisition parameter based on the comparison by the comparison device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the imaging device is configured to use a current of 150 mA, energy of 70 kV to 80 kv, an automatic exposure time, a 400 speed screen and a source height of approximately 40 inches (102 cm). 3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one image acquisition parameter estimated is the x-ray energy used to capture the image. 4. The system according to 3, wherein at least one of the comparison device and estimation device determines a calibration curve adjusted for the estimated x-ray energy. 5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the first material is copper and the second material is aluminum. 6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one calibration phantom includes a radioopaque step-wedge and a radioopaque rod. 7. The system according to claim 6, wherein the step-wedge includes rectangular steps having a long axis, wherein the rod has a long axis, and wherein the long axis of the rod and the rectangular steps are parallel. 8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the image further includes bone, the system further comprising means for deriving information on density or structure of bone from the image using the at least one calibration phantom. 9. The system according to claim 1, wherein the comparison device and the estimation device are a single device. 10. A system of image analysis, the system comprising: an imaging device, the imaging device generating a radiographic image comprising at least one calibration phantom; and an estimation device, the estimation device estimating at least one image acquisition parameter of the image based, at least in part, on the calibration phantom, wherein the at least one image acquisition parameter includes imaging geometry. 11. A computer program product for use on a computer system for analyzing an image that includes at least one calibration phantom having a first material and a second material, the first material having an x-ray attenuation coefficient that decreases more rapidly with higher x-ray energy than the second material, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code thereon, the computer readable program code comprising: program code for comparing the optical density of the first and second material in the image; and program code for estimating at least one image acquisition parameter based on the comparison. 12. The computer program product according to claim 11, wherein the program code for estimating at least one image acquisition parameter includes program code for estimating x-ray energy used to capture the image. 13. The computer program product according to claim 12, further comprising program code for determining a calibration curve adjusted for the estimated x-ray energy. 14. The computer program product according to claim 11, wherein the program code for comparing the optical density of the first and second material includes program code for comparing the optical density of copper and aluminum. 15. The computer product according to claim 11, wherein the image further includes bone, the computer product further comprising program code for deriving information on density or structure of bone from the image using the at least one calibration phantom. 16. A computer program product for use on a computer system for analyzing a radiographic image comprising at least one calibration phantom, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code thereon, the computer readable program code comprising: program code for estimating at least one image acquisition parameter of the image based, at least in part, on the calibration phantom, wherein the at least one image acquisition parameter includes imaging geometry. 17. A method of analyzing an x-ray, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining a radiographic image comprising at least one calibration phantom, the at least one calibration phantom including a first material and a second material, the first material having an x-ray attenuation coefficient that decreases more rapidly with higher x-ray energy than the second material; comparing the optical density of the first and second material in the image; and estimating at least one image acquisition parameter based on the comparison. 18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the at least one image acquisition parameter estimated is the x-ray energy used to capture the image. 19. The method according to claim 18, further comprising determining a calibration curve adjusted for the estimated x-ray energy. 20. The method according to claim 17, wherein the first material is copper and the second material is aluminum. 21. The method according to claim 17, wherein the at least one calibration phantom includes a radioopaque step-wedge and a radioopaque rod.
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