Osteoporosis X-ray

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Eiman Ghaffarpasand, M.D. [2]

Overview

X-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of osteoporosis. The main finding on x-ray suggestive of osteoporosis is bone mass loss, identified with decreased bony trabecula in primary stages and then decreased cortical thickness. The most common bones monitored for osteoporosis evidences are femoral neck, lumbar vertebrae, and calcaneus. Plain radiography needs at least 30-50% of bone loss to demonstrate decreased bone density; therefore, it is not a very sensitive modality.

X-ray

X-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of osteoporosis. The main finding on x-ray suggestive of osteoporosis is bone mass loss, identified with decreased bony trabecula in primary stages and then decreased cortical thickness. The most common bones monitored for osteoporosis evidences are femoral neck, lumbar vertebrae, and calcaneus. Plain radiography needs at least 30-50% of bone loss to demonstrate decreased bone density; therefore, it is not a very sensitive modality.

Vertebra-plana - Case courtesy of Radswiki, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 12072

Lumbar vertebrae

Femoral neck

Tubular bones


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Osteoporosis | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org".
  2. "Singh index | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org".

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