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Wrist

November 2025

Author: R. Conner Dixon, MD, CAQ-SM
Peer Reviewer: Justine Ko, MD, CAQ-SM

This image was obtained using a linear probe in a transverse orientation along the radial aspect of the wrist around the level of the distal radius.

Image 1: Author’s own images and annotations

Image 2: Demonstration of the ultrasound technique for this case. Author’s own image.

A 47-year-old female notes radial wrist pain for a few weeks after caring for her newborn. You perform an ultrasound and obtain the image below. 

Image 3: Case courtesy of Mohammad A. ElBeialy, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 54740