title: MR Imaging and US of the Wrist Tendons.
abstract: The tendons of the wrist are commonly symptomatic. They can be injured, infected, or inflamed. Magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography are useful tools for evaluating the wrist. Pathologic conditions of the wrist tendons include de Quervain tenosynovitis, extensor carpi ulnaris tendinopathy, rheumatoid tenosynovitis, infectious synovitis, tendon tears, hydroxyapatite deposition disease, intersection syndrome, tenosynovial giant cell tumor, and fibroma of the tendon sheath. In this article, we review the normal appearance of the wrist tendons, discuss relevant anatomy, and give an overview of common pathologic conditions affecting the wrist tendons. Online supplemental material is available for this article.©RSNA, 2016.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Radiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, 200 Medical Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095-6952.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Plotkin
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Radiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, 200 Medical Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095-6952.
authors.forename: Srihari C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Sampath
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Radiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, 200 Medical Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095-6952.
authors.forename: Srinath C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Sampath
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Radiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, 200 Medical Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095-6952.
authors.forename: Kambiz
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Motamedi
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods; D056888:Patient Positioning / Q000379:methods; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*; D014953:Wrist / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*