title: Ultrasound examination of the hand and foot.
abstract: The use of ultrasound in the examination of the distal extremities is a recent application of sonography of the musculotendinous system. Real-time sonography is unique in providing a dynamic study of complex anatomic structures such as the flexor tendons of the hand. The normal anatomic appearance of the hand and foot are reviewed as well as the sonographic appearance of pathologic conditions of the distal extremities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Institut Jean-Godinot, Reims, France.
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Fornage
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Rifkin
mesh_terms: D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013581:Synovial Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014953:Wrist