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Fundamentals of Hand and Wrist Imaging

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Abstract

The fine anatomie detail of the hand and wrist presents a challenge for even the newest imaging technologies, and tests the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) capabilities of even the most advanced MR imaging systems. Much of the anatomic and functional knowledge of the wrist is derived from hand surgery literature and was obtained by anatomic dissection or surgical and arthroscopic exploration.

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  1. IRCCS Hospital “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, Viale Cappuccini, 71013, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

    Giuseppe Guglielmi MD

  2. Academic Medical Center, Department of Radiology, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Cornelis van Kuijk MD, PhD

  3. Department of Radiology, University of California at San Francisco, CA, 94143-0628, San Francisco, USA

    Harry K. Genant MD

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Bonél, H.M., Reiser, M. (2001). Magnetic Resonance Imaging. In: Guglielmi, G., van Kuijk, C., Genant, H.K. (eds) Fundamentals of Hand and Wrist Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56917-3_5

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