Both Hands & Wrists

London Private Ultrasound (LPU) offers a hand & wrist ultrasound scan to the male and female patients over 18 years old. Hand & wrist pain and discomfort following sports injuries or arthritis are the most common reason for having a hand and wrist ultrasound diagnostic examination.
In this scan, a specialist will assess the main musculoskeletal structures in both of your hands and wrists. Ultrasound provides advanced imaging, is fast, affordable, and very powerful diagnostic modality for the evaluation and diagnosis of a wide range of hand medical conditions, inflammations or injuries such as;

• Hand pain and discomfort
• Joint effusion, Abnormal fluid collection or swelling in the joint
• Carpal tunnel syndrome, Nerve entrapment or injuries
• Tendon tear or rupture, Ligament Injuries, Tendinitis, Tenosynovitis, Torn ligaments or tendons, Cartilage abnormality
• Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, synovitis, other inflammatory diseases
• Ganglion cyst, Lipoma, Soft tissue masses
• Reduced Movement
• Foreign bodies
• Soft tissue masses such as lipomas, or epidermoid cysts
• Classification of a masses; solid, cystic, or mixed, with or without vascularity
• Post-surgical complications, e.g., abscess, oedema, or hematoma
• Bony pathologies or bony erosions
• Wrist pain and discomfort,
• Joint effusion, Abnormal fluid collection in the joint
• Carpal tunnel syndrome, Ulnar nerve injuries, Nerve entrapment
• Tendon tear or rupture, Ligament Injuries, Tendinitis, Tenosynovitis, Torn ligaments or tendons, Cartilage abnormality
• Arthritis or other inflammatory diseases, synovitis
• Ganglion cyst, Lipoma, Soft tissue masses

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