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This article addresses the imaging modalities that are commonly used in the hand and wrist, and describes their roles in the evaluation of particular wrist and hand pathology. The focus will be on specific bone and soft tissue pathology, evaluated with state-of-the-art techniques, based on recent literature.
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Reijnierse, M. (2013). Imaging of the Hand and Wrist. In: Hodler, J., von Schulthess, G.K., Zollikofer, C.L. (eds) Musculoskeletal Diseases 2013–2016. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5292-5_5
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