Normal spine imaging examples

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

Cervical spine

  • plain films
    • example 1: AP, lat, obliques only
    • example 2: PEG view
    • example 3: flexion and extension views only
    • example 4: pediatric - 12 years old
    • example 5: including swimmer's view
  • CT
    • example 1: sag bone and soft tissue, axial bone
    • example 2: sag and axial bone and soft tissue, cor bone
    • example 3: sag and cor bone and soft tissue, axial soft tissue
    • example 4: sag and cor bone and soft tissue, axial soft tissue
    • example 5: pediatric (3 years-old)
    • example 6: sag, cor, sag bone
    • example 7: teenager
    • example 8: pediatric (12-year-old)
  • MRI
    • example 1: with contrast, non-fat sat
    • example 2: sag T1, T2, STIR only
    • example 3: sag T1 and T2, axial T2
    • example 4: including Dixon method and CT
    • example 5: infection protocol including DWI/ADC
    • example 6: T1,T2 and STIR

Brachial plexus

Thoracic spine

  • plain films
    • example 1: AP and lateral
    • example 2: AP and lateral ( with anatomical annotations )
    • example 3: lateral
    • example 4: lateral
    • example 5: AP
  • CT
    • example 1: axial, sag, and cor bone
    • example 2: axial, sag, and cor bone and soft tissue
  • MRI
    • example 1: with contrast, non-fat sat

Lumbosacral spine

  • plain films
    • example 1: AP, lateral in a young patient
    • example 2: lateral sacrum
    • example 3: AP
    • example 4: lateral
    • example 5: (pediatric, lateral)
  • CT
    • example 1: axial, sag, cor bone and axial, sag soft tissue
    • example 2: bone and soft tissue all planes
  • MRI
    • example 1: non contrast
    • example 2: non contrast
    • example 3: non contrast 3 T

Full-length spine

  • plain films
    • example 1 (infant)
  • CT
    • example 1 (only C7 - coccyx)
    • example 2 ( thoracolumbar - MPR bone and soft tissue )
    • CT myelogram: example needed
  • MRI
    • example 1: sag T1 and T2 (single image)
    • example 2: whole spine T1,T2 and TIRM (3T)
    • example 3: MR myelogram
Normal case examples