title: High-resolution 3-T MRI of the fingers: review of anatomy and common tendon and ligament injuries.
abstract: OBJECTIVE. With high-resolution 3-T MRI, the complex anatomy of the fingers can be imaged in exquisite detail to provide an accurate diagnosis of clinically important ligament and tendon injuries. CONCLUSION. We present our 3-T MRI protocol using a dedicated hand-and-wrist coil and review normal MRI anatomy of the fingers. We emphasize a systematic approach to the interpretation of finger MRI examinations and illustrate this approach with examples of tendon and ligament abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: 1 All authors: Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC 27157.
authors.forename: Pushpender
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Leon
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lenchik
authors.forename: Scott D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Wuertzer
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Pacholke
mesh_terms: D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005385:Fingers / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: 3-T MRI; collateral ligaments; extensor tendons; finger; finger pulleys; ligament and tendon injury