title: Imaging of the pediatric hand: soft tissue abnormalities.
abstract: This review attempts to demonstrate the spectrum of soft tissue masses encountered in the child's hand. The diagnosis may be suggested by the combination of physical exam and radiographs. Frequently the etiology of a soft tissue mass cannot be established by conventional radiographs and further imaging is necessary. MRI by virtue of its ability to provide detailed soft tissue characterization is the preferred method of imaging the problematic soft tissue mass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: R Mauricio
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Jimenez
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jaramillo
authors.forename: Susan A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Connolly
mesh_terms: D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology*; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology; D006228:Hand Deformities, Congenital / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology*