Full Description
This volume provides an up-to-date and comprehensive review of Imaging of the Hand and Wrist. In the first part of the book, the various techniques employed when imaging the hand and wrist are discussed in detail. Individual chapters are devoted to radiography, computed tomography, ultrasound and MRI. The second part then highlights the application of these techniques to the diverse diseases encountered in the hand and wrist region. Among the many topics addressed are congenital and developmental abnormalities, trauma, metabolic bone disease, infection, arthritis and tumors. Each chapter is written by an acknowledged expert in the field and a wealth of illustrative material is included. This book will be of great value to radiologists, orthopedic surgeons and other clinicians with an interest in the hand and wrist pathology.
Contents
Radiography and Arthrography.- Computed Tomography of Hand and Wrist.- MR Imaging of the Hand and Wrist: Techniques and Applications.- Nuclear Medicine Imaging of the Hand and Wrist.- Ultrasound Imaging Techniques and Procedures.- Interventions of the Hand and Wrist.- Congenital and Developmental Abnormalities.- Hand Trauma.- Wrist Instability.- Ulnar-Sided Wrist Pain.- Applications of Imaging for Nerve Entrapment at Wrist.- Osteonecrosis and Osteochondrosis.- Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders.- Arthritis of the Hand and Wrist.- Imaging of Soft Tissue and Bone Infections of the Hand and Wrist.- Sports Injuries of Hand and Wrist.- Tumours and Tumour-Like Lesions of Bone.- Tumor and Tumor-Like Lesions of Soft Tissue.- Miscellaneous Conditions with Manifestations in the Hand and Wrist.- Post-operative Imaging of the Hand: Techniques and Applications.- Post-operative Imaging: Wrist.- Artificial Intelligence in Hand and Wrist Imaging: Enhancing Diagnostics and Workflow.
