Book "Imaging of the Hand"

Our book "Imaging Diagnostics of the Hand" covers the radiological findings (X-ray, ultrasound, CT, MRT, angiography, scintigraphy) of all disease entities of the hand. It was published in 1996

by Hippokrates-Verlag (Stuttgart) in the 1st German edition, in 2004 by Thieme-Verlag (Stuttgart) in the 2nd German edition, in 2008 by Thieme-International (New York) in an English edition, and in 2015 in the 3rd German edition by Thieme-Verlag (Stuttgart). It is internationally regarded as the reference work on the topic.

General information on the 3rd edition

718 pages, 1783 illustrations. Thieme-Verlag Stuttgart 2015.

Print version: ISBN 978-3-13-128723-6. 249 € as hardcover

PDF version: eISBN (PDF) 978-3-13-163623-2

epub version: eISBN (epub) 978-3-13-200183-1

Content of the 3rd German edition

Imaging methods

1 General projection radiography and positioning. 2 Cinematography. 3 MR and CT arthrography. 4 Arthroscopy. 5 Arteriography. 6 Skelettal szintigraphy. 7 Ultrasound. 8 Computed tomography. 9 Magnetic resonance imaging.

Anatomic and functional basics

10 Anatomy of the forearm and wrist. 11 Anatomy of the midhand and fingers. 12 Carpal function und morphometry. 13 Postoperative imaging

Grosth, variants and malformations

14 Growing hand skeleton. 15 Variants. 16 Malformations and deformities

Trauma of the hand and sequelas

17 Trauma of the distal forearm segment. 18 Lesions of the triangular fibro-cartilage complex (TFCC). 19 Scaphoid fractures. 20 Scaphoid nonunion. 21 Fractures of the other carpal bones. 22 Carpal dislocations and dislocation fractures. 23 Carpal instability. 24 Carpometacarpal dislocations and dislocation fractures. 25 Fractures of the metacarpals. 26 Fractures and dislocations of the fingers.

Diseases due to local or systemic degeneration

27 Osteoarthritis. 28 Enthesiopathy. 29 Soft-tissue lesions due to overload and sport. 30 Osteonecrosis. 31 Impaction und impingement syndromes. 32 Osteopenic und algodystrophic entities.

Soft tissue lesions due to overload and sport

33 Hormonal, vitamin, medicinal and toxic osteopathies. 34 Crystal-induced arthropathies. 35 Rare osteo-arthropathies.

Inflammatory diseases

36 Rheumatoid arthritis. 37 Spondyloarthropathic diseases. 38 Rheumatic fever (post-streptococcic reactive arthritis). 39 Kollagenoses. 40 Infectious arthritis.

Infectious diseases of the bones and soft tissues

41 Osteomyelitis. 42 Infections of the soft tissues.

Tumorous and tumor-like lesions

43 Cystic bone lesions. 44 Bone tumors. 45 Tumors of the soft tissues.

Diseases of the nerves and vessels

46 Carpal tunnel syndrome. 47 Other nerve compression syndromes. 48 Arterial perfusion disorders.

Differential diagnostic tables

49 Congenital changes in form and shape of the epiphyses. 50 Congenital and acquired changes in form and shape of the metaphyses. 51 Malformation syndromes. 52 Dysplasia (osteo-chondrodysplasia). 53 Primary metabolic disorders of the skeleton. 54 Arthritis. 55 Akro-osteolyses. 56 Cystic bone lesions. 57 Poly-ostotic bone lesions. 58 Periosteal and cortical lesions. 59 Hyperostoses. 60 Osteopenic diseases. 61 Soft-tissue calcifications. 62 Secundary Raynaud Phenomenons.

Autores of the 3rd (German) edition

Dr. G. Christopoulos (Bad Neustadt an der Saale), Dr. S. Fodor (Bad Neustadt an der Saale), Prof. Dr. P. Hahn (Bad Rappenau), Prof. Dr. A. Heuck (München), Dr. A.E. Horwitz (Krefeld), Dr. K. Kalb (Bad Neustadt an der Saale), Univ.-Doz. Dr. A.S. Klauser (Innsbruck), Prof. Dr. H. Krimmer (Ravensburg), Prof. Dr. U. Lanz (München), Dr. G. Lingg (Bad Kreuznach), Prof. Dr. K.J. Prommersberger (Bad Neustadt an der Saale), Dr. N. Reutter (Straubing), Dr. H. Rosenthal (Hannover), Prof. Dr. R. Schmitt (Bad Neustadt an der Saale), S. Schmitt (Bad Neustadt an der Saale), Prof. Dr. J. van Schoonhoven (Bad Neustadt an der Saale), Prof. Dr. J. Spitz (Schlangenbad), Prof. Dr. A. Stäbler (München), Prof. dr. F. Unglaub (Bad Rappenau), Dr. M. Wagner (Bad Neustadt an der Saale)