title: The Founder's Lecture 2009: advances in imaging of osteoporosis and osteoarthritis.
abstract: The objective of this review article is to provide an update on new developments in imaging of osteoporosis and osteoarthritis over the past three decades. A literature review is presented that summarizes the highlights in the development of bone mineral density measurements, bone structure imaging, and vertebral fracture assessment in osteoporosis as well as MR-based semiquantitative assessment of osteoarthritis and quantitative cartilage matrix imaging. This review focuses on techniques that have impacted patient management and therapeutic decision making or that potentially will affect patient care in the near future. Results of pertinent studies are presented and used for illustration. In summary, novel developments have significantly impacted imaging of osteoporosis and osteoarthritis over the past three decades.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94131, USA. tmlink@radiology.ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Thomas Marc
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Link
mesh_terms: D015519:Bone Density; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*