title: Imaging of the hand and wrist.
abstract: This article reviews many of the most commonly used modalities for imaging the hand and wrist. Particular attention is paid to proper radiographic positioning, with emphasis on the four-view wrist series. Standard wrist measurements are detailed, and wrist arthrography is also discussed. Techniques for cross-sectional imaging, computed tomography, and MR imaging are reviewed, and several examples are presented as to where MR imaging is diagnostically valuable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi 39126, USA.
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Schreibman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Freeland
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Gilula
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yin
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry; D001175:Arthrography; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006225:Hand / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011187:Posture; D012016:Reference Values; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging