title: Nuclear medicine in evaluation of the hand and wrist.
abstract: Radionuclide evaluation of the hand and wrist is best performed with three-phase scintigraphy. This recent modification of the conventional bone scan includes a radionuclide angiogram to assess blood flow, as well as images that depict soft-tissue inflammation and areas of abnormal bone turnover. The clinical applications of three-phase scintigraphy include evaluation of patients with suspected vascular disorders, hand masses, infections, pain of uncertain etiology, and viability of composite tissue grafts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Maurer
mesh_terms: D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006225:Hand / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014953:Wrist / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*