Normal lower limb imaging examples

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This page lists examples of normal imaging of the lower limb, divided by region and modality.

Pelvic girdle

  • plain radiograph
    • pelvis:
      • example 1: frontal
      • example 2: frontal (young adult)
      • example 3: pediatric
      • example 4: pediatric (9 months, 11 months, and older child)
      • example 5: trauma supine
      • example 6, example 7: frontal (female)
      • example 7: pediatric female
      • example 8: pediatric male
      • example 9: male adult pelvis
      • example 10: AP and frog leg view (14 years)
    • hip:
      • example 1: older adult female (both hips)
      • example 2: older adult male (both hips)
      • example 3: younger adult female (both hips)
      • example 4: with bilateral total hip replacements
    • acetabulum: Judet view
    • sacrum: example
    • sacroiliac joints: example
  • CT
    • pelvis:
      • example 1: older adult female
      • example 2: young adult female
      • example 3: young adult male
    • hip: example 
    • hip arthrogram: example needed
    • CTA: example
    • sacroiliac joints: example
  • MRI
    • pelvis: example needed
    • hip non-arthrogram: example
    • hip arthrogram: example needed
    • sacroiliac joint: example
  • ultrasound infant hip: example
  • fluoroscopy:
    • hip arthrogram: example

Thigh

  • plain radiograph
    • femur:
      • example 1: distal AP + lateral (adult female)
      • example 2: AP + lateral (adult male)
      • example 3: AP + lateral (adult male)
      • example 4: AP + lateral (adult female)
      • example 5 (entire femur in one image): AP + lateral (adult female)
  • CT
    • femur: example needed
    • CTA: example
  • MRI
    • thigh: example
    • hamstring: example

Knee

  • plain radiograph
    • example 1: AP (young adult male)
    • example 2: AP + lateral (adult male)
    • example 3: AP + lateral (adult female)
    • example 4: AP + lateral + skyline (with annotations)
    • example 5: AP (pediatrics)
    • example 6: with horizontal beam lateral
    • example 7: with horizontal beam lateral
    • example 8: with skyline
    • example 9: AP + lateral (adult male)
    • example 10: adult
    • example 11: with a tunnel view
  • CT: example
  • MRI
    • example 1
    • example 2: 10 year old
  • ultrasound: needed

Leg

  • plain radiograph
    • tibia/fibula:
      • example 1 (proximal AP + lateral)
      • example 2 (AP)
      • example 3 (lateral)
      • example 4 (pediatric AP + lateral)
  • CT
    • tibia/fibula: example
    • CTA: example
  • MRI: example

Ankle and foot

  • plain radiograph
    • ankle:
      • example 1 (mortise + lateral)
      • example 2 (pediatric AP)
      • example 3 (pediatric lateral)
      • example 4 (AP)
      • example 5 (AP, mortise + lateral)
    • foot:
      • example 1 (AP, oblique + lateral)
      • example 2 (including calcaneal series)
      • example 3 (AP)
      • example 4 (oblique)
    • calcaneum:
      • example 1 (axial)
      • example 2 (pediatric lateral)
      • example 3 (lateral and axial)
      • example 4 (pediatric lateral and axial)
    • toes:
      • example 1 (AP, oblique, sesamoid)
  • CT:
    • ankle:
      • example 1 (bone window only)
      • example 2 (bone + soft tissue windows)
    • foot:
      • example 1
  • MRI
    • ankle: example 1
    • foot: example 1
  • ultrasound: ankle needed
  • fluoroscopy: ankle arthrogram needed
Normal case examples