The scaphoid is a biomechanically significant and the most frequently fractured carpal bone [1–3]. Up to 20 % of scaphoid fractures do not appear on initial plain radiographs and are considered occult [4–6]. When a scaphoid fracture is clinically suspected but not evident on initial radiographs, further imaging studies with computed tomography (CT), cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or immobilization followed by repeat radiographs after two weeks are necess…