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Often characterized with symptoms of sudden onset back pain, decreased vertebral height, progressive kyphosis, and limited mobility, VCFs can significantly impact a patient\u2019s quality of life and are a significant public health concern. Imaging modalities in radiology, including radiographs, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and positron emission tomography (PET) studies and bone scans, play crucial and evolving roles in the diagnosis, assessment, and management of VCFs. An understanding of anatomy, and the extent to which each imaging modality serves to elucidate that anatomy, is crucial in understanding and providing guidance on fracture severity, classification, associated soft tissue injuries, underlying pathologies, and bone mineral density, ultimately guiding treatment decisions, monitoring treatment response, and predicting prognosis and long-term outcomes. This article thus explores the important role of radiology in illuminating the underlying anatomy and pathophysiology, classification, diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients with VCFs. Continued research and advancements in imaging technologies will further enhance our understanding of VCFs and pave the way for personalized and effective management strategies.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jimaging10100244","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,30]],"date-time":"2024-09-30T04:00:04Z","timestamp":1727668804000},"page":"244","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["Radiological Diagnosis and Advances in Imaging of Vertebral Compression Fractures"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Kathleen H.","family":"Miao","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Diagnostic, Molecular, and Interventional Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Julia H.","family":"Miao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL 60637, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Puneet","family":"Belani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Diagnostic, Molecular, and Interventional Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Etan","family":"Dayan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Diagnostic, Molecular, and Interventional Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA"},{"name":"Department of Radiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5591-8482","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Timothy A.","family":"Carlon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Diagnostic, Molecular, and Interventional Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9019-2979","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Turgut Bora","family":"Cengiz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Diagnostic, Molecular, and Interventional Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA"},{"name":"Department of Radiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0576-4109","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mark","family":"Finkelstein","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Diagnostic, Molecular, and Interventional Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA"},{"name":"Department of Radiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1726","DOI":"10.1007\/s00198-006-0172-4","article-title":"An estimate of the worldwide prevalence and disability associated with osteoporotic fractures","volume":"17","author":"Johnell","year":"2006","journal-title":"Osteoporos. 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