Keywords:
Anatomy, Musculoskeletal soft tissue, Musculoskeletal joint, MR, Experimental, Image manipulation / Reconstruction, Diagnostic procedure, Equipment, Computer Applications-Detection, diagnosis, Trauma, Athletic injuries, Oedema
Authors:
G. Malik; Umm Al Quwain/AE
DOI:
10.1594/essr2016/P-0127
Purpose
INTRODUCTION:
Hand characteristically being the front of the athlete absorbs the initial contact.
Accordingly fingers and thumb injuries are very common comprising 9% of all sports-related injuries.
Early attention to finger trauma is vital to prevent long term sequelae and the radiologist has a pivotal role in providing a rapid and accurate diagnosis in guiding the attending physician.
An MRI scanner with dedicated surface hand-and-wrist coils not only depict normal tendons,
ligaments and joint of fingers (1),
but also accurately evaluates the injuries involving these structures.
High-resolution imaging using high matrix,
small-FOV and dedicated surface coils ensure high-quality imaging of the fingers.
For accurate diagnosis familiarity with finger anatomy,
imaging features of common injuries and specific scanning protocol is essential (2,3).
MR imaging assesses lesions of the capsule and ligament of joints,
evaluates and characterize the presence of a tear,
and can diagnose the injuries of the pulley system.
With a detailed and accurate diagnosis correct surgical planning and proper approach become possible (4,5).