Diseases of the joints and surrounding tissues cannot be visualised without the help of imaging techniques. These range from x-rays (which have been available for over 100 years) to the highly sophisticated magnetic resonance imaging scanning. The variety of imaging techniques and indeed the quality of these images has improved radically in the past decade and this book attempts to capture the way in which rheumatologists and their colleagues can use a wide variety of techniques to analyse musculoskeletal diseases which are known to exist. This handbook provides the reader with an insight into both which imaging techniques should be applied to particular clinical problems and how the results can be used to determine the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal conditions. It is extensively illustrated with examples of the various imaging techniques and joints to aid understanding, and is organised by anatomical region and specific musculoskeletal disorder to allow easy access to information.
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1. How imaging modalities work ; INVESTIGATION BY ANATOMICAL REGION ; 2. Investigating knee region problems ; 3. Investigating hip region problems ; 4. Investigating shoulder region problems ; 5. Investigating hand and wrist problems ; 6. Investigating elbow problems ; 7. Investigating foot and ankle problems ; 8. Investigating spinal problems ; INVESTIGATIONS IN SPECIFIC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS ; 9. Investigating the child with joint problems ; 10. Imaging in inflammatory arthritis ; 11. Imaging in the autoimmune rheumatic diseases disorders ; 12. Imaging in bone and miscellaneous diseases
