Sonography and sonoarthrography of the scapholunate and lunotriquetral ligaments and triangular fibrocartilage disk: Initial experience and correlation with arthrography and magnetic resonance arthrography

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 179-191

  Taljanovic, Mihra S ^a   Sheppard, Joseph E ^b   Jones, Marci D ^c   Switlick, Daniel N ^d   Hunter, Tim B ^a   Rogers, Lee F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Mercy San Juan Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Lunotriquetral ligament; Schapholunate ligament; Sonoarthrography; Sonography; Triangular fibrocartilage

Indexed keywords

LIGAMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PATIENT TREATMENT; SONOCHEMISTRY;

LUNOTRIQUETRAL LIGAMENT; SCHAPHOLUNATE LIGAMENT; SONOARTHROGRAPHY; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE;

ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; IOHEXOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBROCARTILAGE; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; LUNATE BONE; LUNOTRIQUETRAL LIGAMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ARTHROGRAPHY; MALE; SCAPHOID BONE; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 38849196984     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2008.27.2.179     Document Type: Article

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