Normal head and neck imaging examples

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

Neck

For normal spinal imaging, please see: normal spinal imaging

Plain radiographs

• soft tissue: example 1, example 2

Ultrasound

• example 1

CT

• soft tissue
  • contrast: example 1
  • non-contrast: example 1
• CT angiogram
  • example 1
  • example 2 (oblique reformating)

MRI

• example 1: ax T1, T1 fat sat, T2
• example 2: ax T1, T1 fat sat, T2
• example 3: post contrast

Skull

Plain radiographs

• skull: example 1, example 2, example 3
• skull (pediatric): example 1(AP), example 2 (lateral)

CT

• skull: example 1
• petrous temporal bones
  • example 1: unilateral, with and without labels
  • example 2: unilateral
  • example 3: bilateral
  • example 4: bilateral

Face, oral cavity and sinuses

Plain radiographs

• nasal bone:  example 1 (child)
• sinuses: example needed
• face: example 1, example 2, example 3, example 4 (OM30), example 5 (AP), example 6 (OM30)
• mastoid air cells: example 1
• orbits: example 1
• mandible: example 1, example 2, example 3, example 4, example 5
• OPG:
  • ​example 1 edentulous
  • example 2: 25-year-old
  • example 3: 20-year-old
  • example 4: 6-year-old (mixed dentition)
  • example 5: 4-year-old (primary dentition)
• submandibular region: example 1
• parotid region: example 1
• temporomandibular joint: example 1

CT

• facial bones: example 1
• orbits: example 1
• sinuses: example 1
• macrodacrocystogram: example 1
• parotid sialogram: example 1
• mandible and temporomandibular joints: example 1

MRI

• orbits: example 1
• oral cavity: example needed
• parotid: example needed
• sinuses: example needed
• brachial plexus:  example 1