Extensor retinaculum of the wrist: Sonographic characterization and pseudotenosynovitis appearance

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 198-202

  Robertson, Brian L ^a   Jamadar, David A ^a   Jacobson, Jon A ^a   Kalume Brigido, Monica ^a   Caoili, Elaine M ^a   Margaliot, Zvi ^b   De Maeseneer, Michel O ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b Trillium Health Centre Missassauga   (Canada)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Hand; Sonography; Tenosynovitis; Wrist

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON; TENOSYNOVITIS; ULTRASOUND; WRIST; WRIST DISEASE;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TENOSYNOVITIS; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 33845763391     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.05.0764     Document Type: Article

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