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Special report on the official positions of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry

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The International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) periodically holds Position Development Conferences (PDCs) for the purpose of establishing standards and guidelines for indications, acquisition, and interpretation of bone density tests. Topics are selected for consideration by the ISCD Scientific Advisory Committee, reviewed by scientific working groups, and presented to an international panel of experts. Topic categories addressed to date include indications for bone density testing, selection of reference databases for T-scores and Z-scores, clinical applications for central and peripheral bone densitometry, serial bone density testing, instrument precision assessment, phantom scanning and calibration testing, requirements for a bone density report, nomenclature, and diagnosis of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, premenopausal women, men, and children. Following an open session for public comment and discussion, the panel convenes for consideration of each topic and makes recommendations for positions to the ISCD Board of Directors. Recommendations that are accepted become the Official Positions of the ISCD. This Special Report summarizes the methodology of the ISCD PDCs and presents selected Official Positions of general interest.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. New Mexico Clinical Research & Osteoporosis Center, 300 Oak Street NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, USA

    E. M. Lewiecki

  2. University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

    R. L. Prince

  3. American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

    G. El-Hajj Fuleihan

  4. Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland

    D. Hans

  5. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

    D. L. Kendler

  6. St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Tex., USA

    G. M. Kiebzak

  7. Northwest Bone Densitometry Consultants, Renton, Wash., USA

    P. Schmeer

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A list of the 2003 Position Development Conference Expert Panel members, Working Group members, and sponsors appears at the end of this article. The complete ISCD position papers were published in 2004 (J Clin Densitom 7:1–63). A summary of the ISCD Official Positions has been accepted for publication by the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.

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Lewiecki, E.M., Kendler, D.L., Kiebzak, G.M. et al. Special report on the official positions of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry. Osteoporos Int 15, 779–784 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-004-1677-3

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