Sports Injuries
Fig. 1 Supraspinatus tear: articular side partial-thickness. Ultrasound images long axis (a) and short axis (b) to supraspinatus tendon shows hypoechoic tendon tear (arrows) extending to the articular surface of…
in Planar and Hybrid Bone and Joint Imaging
Fig. 1 Patient for breast cancer staging. Besides multiple metastases (scapula, pelvis, spine) the increased uptake in the distal upper extremity is caused by intraarterial radiotracer injection Paravasation of radiotracer…
Degeneration and Inflammation
Fig. 1 Diagram of ligamentous and joint capsule attachments in the cervical spine Fig. 2 Diagram to demonstrate spine movement of up to 130° in the sagittal plane Degenerative Disease…
of the Knee
Fig. 1 (a) Sagittal proton density MR image demonstrates a radial tear in the body of the lateral meniscus (arrow). (b) The radial tear is seen as a high signal…
Disorders of the Pediatric Extremities
Failure of formation Transverse deficiencies Intercalary deficiencies Longitudinal deficiencies Failure of differentiation Humeroradial and radioulnar synostosis Carpal and tarsal coalition Syndactyly Symphalangism Duplication Dimelia of the long bones Polydactyly Brachydactyly…
Musculo-Skeletal Trauma: What is Unique and What Not to Miss
Fracture site Percentage Distal forearm Hand, Phalanges Carpal-metacarpal Clavicle Ankle Tibia, diaphysis Tarsal-metatarsal Foot, phalanges Radius-ulna diaphysis Supracondylar humerus Proximal humerus Facial skeleton Skull Femoral shaft Radial neck Vertebral fracture…
Bone Marrow Imaging
Fig. 1 Sequence of marrow transformation as seen on T1-weighted images, where hematopoietic marrow is depicted as dark gray, marrow undergoing transformation as light gray, and fatty marrow as white….
Imaging: The “Top 5” Classic Diagnoses
Fig. 1 Scaphoid fracture. 18-year-old soccer player with chronic wrist pain since falling on an outstretched hand 1 year earlier. Wrist radiographs at that time were interpreted as normal (not…
