Normal chest imaging examples

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)
    • example 8: high BMI (female) AP
  • 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
    • example 1, example 2
  • 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