Osteoporosis can be diagnosed relatively easily by:

• medical history
• basic investigations, including x-rays
• bone mass density
    – QCT (quantitative computed tomography)
    – QUS (quantitative ultrasound scanning)
• DXA (DEXA) dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
• biochemical markers of bone turnover (serum + urine)
    – bone formation
    – bone breakdown