MRI of the Intrinsic Muscles of the Hand

Gustav Andreisek; Benedikt Kislinger; Riham Dessouky; Avneesh Chhabra

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1604006

Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2017; 21(04): 392-402
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1604006

Review Article

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MRI of the Intrinsic Muscles of the Hand

Gustav Andreisek

¹Department of Radiology, Spital Thurgau, Cantonal Hospital Münsterlingen, Münsterlingen, Switzerland

²University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

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Benedikt Kislinger

³Department of Radiology, Spital Thurgau, Cantonal Hospital Frauenfeld, Frauenfeld, Switzerland

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Riham Dessouky

⁴UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

⁵Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt

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Avneesh Chhabra

⁴UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

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Abstract

This review article reviews muscle function and anatomy, describes normal magnetic resonance (MR) imaging anatomy, and shows a spectrum of abnormal imaging findings. It covers the lumbrical, interosseous, and thenar and hypothenar muscles. The described spectrum of abnormalities includes anatomical variants, exercise-induced MR signal changes, denervation syndromes, and myositis, as well as tumors. Advanced imaging techniques are discussed at the end to provide a look at future hand muscle imaging.

Keywords

magnetic resonance imaging - hand - muscles

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