Comprehensive musculoskeletal sonographic evaluation of the hand and wrist

Abstract

Sonography is widely used for evaluation of hand and wrist lesions. The easy accessibility, cost-effectiveness, and good diagnostic accuracy of sonography coupled with the numerous benefits of real-time imaging make it desirable. The aim of this article is to describe the typical sonographic appearances of lesions in the hand and wrist that are encountered frequently in routine clinical practice, such as inflammatory arthropathies, tumors, traumatic injuries, foreign bodies, and nerve entrapment syndromes. Relevant anatomy, scanning methods, and recent developments in musculoskeletal sonography are also discussed. © 2013 by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.