Both hands series (summary)
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Jones J, Hacking C, Both hands series (summary). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 28 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-50603
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- Both hands x-ray (summary)
This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists
Both hands series (or both hands x-ray) is an investigation almost exclusively performed in the rheumatology service to assess patients with arthritis. It is not used in trauma.
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This is a summary article. For more information, you can read a more in-depth reference article: both hands.
Summary
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indications
- assessment of patients with arthritis
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procedure
- x-ray of both hands side by side
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similar series
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hand series
- distal humerus to mid-forearm
- covers proximal radius and ulna
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hand series
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important pathology
- rheumatoid arthritis
- osteoarthritis
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