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Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2019; 23(04): 453-464
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1693662
Review Article
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Top-Ten Pitfalls When Imaging Osteoporosis

Xiaoguang Cheng
1   Department of Radiology, Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
,
James F. Griffith
2   Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong
,
Wing P. Chan
3   Department of Radiology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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11 September 2019 (online)

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Abstract

Osteoporosis will become even more prevalent as the world population ages. Radiologists are well placed to recognize this disease that often first manifests on routine imaging studies. Most radiologists encounter patients with osteoporosis during their normal daily reporting. Osteoporosis is prone to potential pitfalls on imaging, and the more common of these are outlined in this review.

Keywords

osteoporosis - fracture - vertebra - insufficiency fracture - radiography magnetic resonance imaging
 

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