MRI for differentiating ganglion and synovitis in the chronic painful wrist.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of our study was to determine if preoperative MRI can differentiate between occult ganglion and synovitis in the chronic painful wrist.


CONCLUSIONS
MRI is accurate in preoperatively distinguishing between ganglion and synovitis in the setting of chronic dorsal wrist pain. Four main criteria were useful: margin, shape, internal structure, and enhancement after administration of contrast material, with shape and internal structure being most helpful.
Department of Diagnostic, Interventional, and Pediatric Radiology, University Hospital of Bern, Inselspital, Freiburgstrasse, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland. suzanne.anderson@insel.ch
Suzanne E
SE
Anderson
Lynne S
LS
Steinbach
Edouard
E
Stauffer
Esther
E
Voegelin
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D045888:Ganglion Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013585:Synovitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000473:pathology*
D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA