Fig. 8From: Pseudotumoural soft tissue lesions of the hand and wrist: a pictorial reviewForeign body (wood) crossing the metacarpal heads. a Ultrasound shows a central hyperechoic wood fragment surrounded by a hypoechoic inflammatory reaction. b On power Doppler examination, there is increased vascularity at the periphery of the lesion. c Coronal FS T2-WI, showing a hypointense wooden splinter (arrows), with surrounding high signal band, due to inflammatory reaction. d Axial FS T1-WI after intravenous administration of gadolinium contrast medium showing a rim-enhancing abscess (white arrows) adjacent to the wooden splinter (black arrowhead)Back to article page