Figure 2.

Real time situation when the patient is undergoing MRI examination of the wrist within the MRI scanner. (A) In the MRI scanner, the patient lies prone with the hand above the head in a “superman” position. Superman position allows the wrist to be scanned in the isocenter of the magnetic field, which is more homogeneous. The wrist in this position is slightly semipronated; (B) a dedicated wrist coil achieves a high resolution and signal to noise ratio. Motion artefact is the most commonly encountered problem during wrist imaging as the patient needs to maintain still for approximately 20–30 minutes in prone and superman position.