For wrist arthrography, we use a 25 gauge butterfly needle with attached extension tubing. Advance the needle directly into the midcarpal space, and check needle position fluoroscopically. We image our …

The first image stack is taken during injection of the iodinated contrast which extends from the needle to fill the wrist joint confirming an intra-articular position. The second stack of images is taken during the …

Preliminary plain films of the wrist, AP-lateral-obliques. 25G 5” needle. Contrast: solution 1:5 contrast agent and 1% lidocaine, 1 mL diatrizoate sodium 300 mg iodine/mL and 4 mL and 1% lidocaine. …

Apr 22, 2024 · During therapeutic arthrography, your provider injects medication (like cortisone) right inside your joint. The injection aims to reduce inflammation or relieve pain.

The procedure begins with fluoroscopy, where the dorsum of the wrist is prepared using an aseptic technique. The midcarpal compartment is punctured, and iodinated contrast is injected.

A wrist arthrogram is a medical imaging procedure used to evaluate the structures within the wrist joint, often used to diagnose issues like ligament tears or wrist pain.

Arthrography of the contralateral, asymptomatic wrist in patients with unilateral wrist pain. The relevance of ligament tears or perforations in the diagnosis of wrist pain: an arthrographic study.

In conclusion, MR arthrography of the wrist and elbow is useful for detecting a variety of intra-articular pathologies, and has proven to be more sensitive and specific than conventional MR imag-ing.

Wrist arthrography is simple, reliable, and efficient with proper techniques. This article will also focus on the technical modalities and the recent updates in CT arthrography for specific wrist pathologies.

MRI MSK adult wrist arthrogram protocol for adult patients. Kept current by Radiologists and Technologists.