TY - JOUR AU - Guglielmi, Giuseppe AU - Balzano, Rosario Francesco AU - Cheng, Xiaoguang PY - 2018 TI - What is changed in the diagnosis of osteoporosis: the role of radiologists JF - Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery; Vol 8, No 1 (February 27, 2018): Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery (Imaging and Diagnostics of Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia Special Issue) Y2 - 2018 KW - N2 - Osteoporosis (OP) is a very common condition with several repercussions on patients’ quality of life and health systems (1). OP is secondary to changes in normal bone turnover for decreased activity of osteoblasts (which produce bone matrix) or increased osteoclastic activity (2,3). These changes determine variation in bone mineral content (BMC) and then bone mineral density (BMD); thus, quantification of BMD correlate to changes in bone matrix. UR - https://qims.amegroups.org/article/view/18359