Imaging of the Hand and Wrist Techniques and Applications /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Davies, A. Mark (Editor), Grainger, Andrew J. (Editor), James, Steven J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Medical Radiology,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Rheumatology.; Orthopedics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; Diagnostic Radiology.; Surgical Orthopedics.

In the past, radiographs of the hand have been described as the “skeleton’s calling card”, showing manifestations of many different diseases. As hand and wrist imaging has become increasingly sophisticated, this observation has become more true than ever. This is a comprehensive, up-to-date textbook...

Table of Contents:

• TECHNIQUES: Radiography & Arthrography
• Computed Tomography & CT Arthrography
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging & MR Arthrography
• Nuclear Medicine
• Ultrasound
• APPLICATIONS: Skeletal Development & Bone Ageing
• Congenital & Developmental Abnormalities
• Hand Trauma
• Wrist & Distal Forearm Trauma
• Carpal Instability
• Nerve Entrapment Syndromes
• Osteonecrosis & Osteochondritis
• Metabolic & Endocrine Disorders
• Arthritis
• Bone & Soft Tissue Infection
• Tumours & Tumour-like Lesions of Bone
• Tumours & Tumour-like Lesions of Soft Tissue
• Miscellaneous Conditions with Manifestations in the Hand
• Postoperative Imaging
• Subject Index.