Modern imaging of the hand, wrist, and forearm.

A review of the current state of the relevant diagnostic imaging technologies and methods and their clinical application in imaging common conditions of the hand, wrist, and forearm is presented. Evolving and future imaging technologies are also considered.

[Retirement plan for a 70-year-old. Intravenous urography disembarks from uroradiology].

Over the last 70 years, intravenous urography (IVU) has played a major role in the work-up of diseases in the kidneys and the upper urinary tract. However, modern cross-sectional modalities have shown that IVU does not fulfill current requirements. Patients with renal colic are better examined by non-enhanced CT scanning, as it finds more stones (60 versus 100%).