Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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International
●International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD): Official positions
Canada
●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't do routine bone scans in men with low-risk prostate cancer (2020)
●Choosing Wisely Canada: Bone-density tests – When you need them and when you don't (2014)
United States
●American College of Radiology (ACR): ACR Appropriateness Criteria osteoporosis and bone mineral density (reviewed 2016)
●National Bone Health Alliance (NBHA): A position statement on the clinical diagnosis of osteoporosis (2014)
●Choosing Wisely: Don't routinely repeat DXA scans more often than once every two years (2013)
Europe
United Kingdom
●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Osteoporosis – Assessing the risk of fragility fracture (2012, updated 2017)