Kienböck disease

Case contributed by Bahman Rasuli
Diagnosis almost certain

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Chronic right wrist pain.

Patient Data

Age: 60 years
Gender: Male
mri
This study is a stack
Coronal
T2
This study is a stack
Coronal
T1
This study is a stack
Coronal PD
fat sat
This study is a stack
Sagittal
PD
This study is a stack
Axial PD
fat sat
This study is a stack
Axial
T1
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The lunate bone displays diffusely altered marrow signal in the form of T1/T2 hypointense signal and PD hyperintense signal with a few subchondral cystic changes.

Bone marrow edema with subchondral cystic changes along with triquetrum distal pole.

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