title: Sudeck's dystrophy of the hand. MR imaging.
abstract: We report on Sudeck's dystrophy in a 69-year-old woman who complained of recurrent pain and local inflammation in the right hand. Magnetic resonance (MR) using T1- and T2-weighted images before and after intravenous administration of gadolinium diethylene-triamine pentaacetic acid demonstrated soft-tissue swelling, bone signal intensity changes in some carpals and metacarpals, and small effusions in the adjacent joints. MR imaging provides simultaneous assessment of bone and soft-tissue involvement, proving its value in the diagnosis of this entity.
authors.affiliation: Radiological Institute, Cantonal Hospital of Lucerne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Borré
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Borré
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hofer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vögeli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D012019:Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA