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Nuclear medicine techniques continue to play a role in the diagnosis and management of hand, and wrist disorders, despite the advent of other cross-sectional imaging techniques such as MRI and CT. This chapter reviews the techniques available, concentrating on specific applications in the hand and wrist.
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Gnanasegaran, G., Mulholland, N.J.R., Povlsen, B., Fogelman, I. (2013). Radionuclide Imaging of the Hand and Wrist. In: Davies, A., Grainger, A., James, S. (eds) Imaging of the Hand and Wrist. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2010_143
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