Prospective comparison of magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography in diagnosing occult scaphoid fractures.

Ajay SahuDorothy Kc KuekAndrew MacCormickCharles GozzardTishi NinanSue FullilovePriya Suresh

Published in: Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987) (2021)

The study demonstrated that MRI would identify a radiographically occult SF more often than CT. This supports NICE guidelines which recommend MRI as the best early diagnostic tool for occult SFs.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
diffusion weighted imaging
dual energy
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance
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