Variants, pitfalls and asymptomatic findings in wrist and hand imaging

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 286-295

  Pfirrmann, Christian W A ^a   Zanetti, Marco ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Artifacts; Joints anatomy and histology injuries pathology; Magnetic resonance imaging; Wrist joint anatomy and histology

Indexed keywords

JOINTS (ANATOMY); MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING;

ANATOMY; HAND FINGERS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CARPAL BONE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HAND; HAND FUNCTION; HAND MUSCLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT INJURY; LUNATE BONE; MEDIAN NERVE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; TENDON; TENDON INJURY; TENDON SHEATH; THENAR; ULNA; WRIST; WRIST DISEASE;

ARTIFACTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HAND; HAND DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; WRIST INJURIES; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 27844449540     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2005.03.010     Document Type: Article

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