Ultrasound of Hand and Wrist

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.

Diagnosis via Ultrasound of hands and wrists 

In this scan specialist will assess the main musculoskeletal structures in your hand. Ultrasound is a dynamic, fast, affordable, and very powerful diagnostic modality for 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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