Normal chest imaging examples

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This article lists examples of normal imaging of the chest and surrounding structures, divided by modality.

Plain radiographs

Adult examples
  • chest radiograph
    • PA adult male
      • example 1
      • example 2: with inverted windows
      • example 3
    • PA adult female
      • example 1
      • example 2
      • example 3: with labels
      • example 4
      • example 5: pregnant
      • example 6: high BMI (female)
      • example 7: high BMI (male)
    • AP adult male
      • example 1
    • AP adult female
      • example 1
      • example 2: lordotic view
    • supine projection
      • example 1
      • example 2: trauma supine
      • example 3: trauma supine in obese patient
    • lateral projection
      • example 1
    • sternum
      • example 1, example 2: lateral projection, example 3
    • lordotic projection
    • inspiratory/expiratory 
      • example 1
    • ribs
      • example 1: PA chest, right oblique ribs
Pediatric examples
  • chest radiograph
    • preterm neonate: example 1 (27 weeks)
    • term neonate: example 1 (lateral decubitus)
    • 1-3 years: example 1, example 2
    • 4-6 years:
      • example 1: 6 year old male
      • example 2: 6 year old male
      • example 3: 6 year old female
      • example 4
    • 7-12 years: example needed
    • 13-16 years: example needed
      • example 1: 14 year old female

CT

  • CT chest
    • example 1:  adult female, non-contrast; lung windows
    • example 2:  adult male, contrast-enhanced
    • example 3:  adult female, non-contrast
    • example 4:  adult male, arterial phase
  • HRCT chest
    • example 1: non-contrast, supine, prone and expiratory
  • CT pulmonary angiogram (CTPA)
    • example 1: excellent pulmonary arterial / venous differentiation
    • example 2: average pulmonary arterial / venous differentiation
  • CT coronary arteries (CTCA)
    • right dominant: example 1, example 2
    • left dominant: example 1, example 2
  • CT thoracic angiogram
    • example 1: ECG gated
    • example 2: non-ECG gated
  • CT pulmonary veins (pre RF ablation)
    • example 1

Nuclear Medicine

  • VQ scan: example 1, example 2

Fluoroscopy

  • sniff test: example 1

Ultrasound

  • anterior lung: example 1

Angiography (DSA)

  • coronary angiogram: example 1

MR

  • coronal post contrast MRA TWIST
Normal case examples