| With the aging of the society, osteoporosis becomes one of the common diseases threatening the health of elderly population in China, and there is increasing concern on this matter. Osteoporosis is characterized with bone loss and susceptible to fragility fractures, where various imaging modalities like X-ray, CT, MRI and nuclear medicine along with bone mineral density assessment play a very important role in the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis. The treatment of osteoporosis requires multidisciplinary team work, the lack of consensus in the imaging and bone mineral density examination (BMD) of osteoporosis hampered the quality of service and patient care. Therefore, a panel consisting of experts from radiology, orthopedic, endocrinology, medical imaging and nuclear medicine reviewed the international guidelines, consensus and literature, and the newly data from China and considering the clinical practice in China, the panel reached this consensus to help guide the diagnosis of osteoporosis with imaging and BMD. This consensus will provide guideline and standard on the imaging and BMD assessment of osteoporosis and the criteria for diagnosis. |