Open AccessMR Imaging and US of the Wrist Tendons
Author(s) -
Benjamin Plotkin,
Srihari C. Sampath,
Srinath C. Sampath,
Kambiz Motamedi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
radiographics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1527-1323
pISSN - 0271-5333
DOI - 10.1148/rg.2016160014
Subject(s) - medicine , tenosynovitis , wrist , tendon , tendinopathy , synovitis , tendon sheath , magnetic resonance imaging , anatomy , tears , radiology , surgery , rheumatoid arthritis
The tendons of the wrist are commonly symptomatic. They can be injured, infected, or inflamed. Magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography are useful tools for evaluating the wrist. Pathologic conditions of the wrist tendons include de Quervain tenosynovitis, extensor carpi ulnaris tendinopathy, rheumatoid tenosynovitis, infectious synovitis, tendon tears, hydroxyapatite deposition disease, intersection syndrome, tenosynovial giant cell tumor, and fibroma of the tendon sheath. In this article, we review the normal appearance of the wrist tendons, discuss relevant anatomy, and give an overview of common pathologic conditions affecting the wrist tendons. Online supplemental material is available for this article. © RSNA, 2016.