gThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, Primary care physician. hMedical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina; North American Spine Society. iDuke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. jUniversity of Missouri Health Care, Columbia, Missouri. kCleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. lPenn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania; Commission on Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. mPenn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland. nSpecialty Chair, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. The American College of Radiology seeks and encourages collaboration with other organizations on the development of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria through representation of such organizations on expert panels. Participation on the expert panel does not necessarily imply endorsement of the final document by individual contributors or their respective organization. Reprint requests to: publications@acr.org Osteoporosis and Bone Mineral Density of osteoporosis, although it has research applications in determining alterations in the bone architecture. It should be noted that peripheral QCT is commonly performed in children [16]. Additional risk factors for osteoporosis include: a. Estrogen deficiency b. A history of maternal hip fracture that occurred after the age of 50 years c. Low body mass (<127 lb or 57.6 kg) d. History of amenorrhea (>1 year before 42 years of age) 3. Women <65 years of age or men <70 years of age who have additional risk factors, including: DXA DXA DXA is recommended for osteoporosis screening or initial imaging of clinically suspected low BMD. It is a clinically proven method of measuring BMD in the lumbar spine, proximal femur, forearm, and whole body.
Osteoporosis and Bone Mineral Density. gThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, Primary care physician. hMedical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina; North American Spine Society. iDuke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. jUniversity of Missouri Health Care, Columbia, Missouri. kCleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. lPenn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania; Commission on Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. mPenn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland. nSpecialty Chair, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. The American College of Radiology seeks and encourages collaboration with other organizations on the development of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria through representation of such organizations on expert panels. Participation on the expert panel does not necessarily imply endorsement of the final document by individual contributors or their respective organization. Reprint requests to: publications@acr.org Osteoporosis and Bone Mineral Density of osteoporosis, although it has research applications in determining alterations in the bone architecture. It should be noted that peripheral QCT is commonly performed in children [16]. Additional risk factors for osteoporosis include: a. Estrogen deficiency b. A history of maternal hip fracture that occurred after the age of 50 years c. Low body mass (<127 lb or 57.6 kg) d. History of amenorrhea (>1 year before 42 years of age) 3. Women <65 years of age or men <70 years of age who have additional risk factors, including: DXA DXA DXA is recommended for osteoporosis screening or initial imaging of clinically suspected low BMD. It is a clinically proven method of measuring BMD in the lumbar spine, proximal femur, forearm, and whole body.