MRI of the wrist

In the past, the diagnostic imaging algorithm for evaluating the painful wr ist included initial plain radiographic examination followed by arthrograph y tomography. bone scintigraphy, or computed tomography. In recent years, m agnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been proven efficacious for diagnosing a number of maladies of the banes, ligaments. and soft tissues. MRI can be of aid in evaluation of carpal instability, disorders of the triangular fib rocartilage, ulnar impaction syndrome, distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) insta bility, fracture, avascular necrosis (AVN), tendinopathy, nerve entrapment syndromes, synovial abnormalities, and soft tissue masses. (C) 2001 Elsevie r Science Inc. All rights reserved.