Nicholas Hughes 
Ultrasonography of the Upper Extremity 
Hand and Wrist

Rheumatic diseases affect your joints tendons, ligaments, bones, and muscles. Among them are many types of arthritis, aterm used for conditions that affect your joints. Treatment is often tailored according to the individual needs of each patientwhich is also dependent on the response and the tolerability of medications. This book is an essential guide forrheumatologists to study musculoskeletal structures and diagnose rheumatic diseases of the hand using ultrasound. Thisbook explains comprehensive knowledge about both gross anatomy and, more importantly, comparative imaging anatomy, as depicted by ultrasound, X-ray, and MRI of the hand. This book enables clinicians to readily identify pathologic findings andthus improve diagnostic skills. This book is the contribution of the renowned and internationally established experts. Thisbook grasps and keeps vital information, succinct text, and dynamic illustrations that facilitate learning in a highly visualapproach. This book is an up-to-date reference work on the clinical care of hand in rheumatology. This book is anindispensable reference for scientists, rheumatologists, rheumatology residents and students using musculoskeletalultrasound in clinical practice.