Carpal bones - annotated

Case contributed by Leonardo Lustosa
Diagnosis not applicable
Annotated image

Hand radiographs with the carpal bones colored.

  • Purple - scaphoid
  • Light blue - lunate
  • Light green - triquetrum
  • Pink - pisiform
  • Orange - trapezium
  • Dark green - trapezoid
  • Yellow - capitate
  • Red - hamate

Case Discussion

Normal anatomy of the carpal bones on frontal and oblique radiographs with the bones colored.

Case adapted from Andrew Murphy, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 48332

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