Normal lower limb imaging examples

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: paediatric
    • example 4: paediatric (9 months, 11 months, and older child)
    • example 5: trauma supine
    • example 6, example 7: frontal (female)
    • example 7: paediatric female
    • example 8: paediatric 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: needed
  • CTA: needed
  • sacroiliac joints: example
• MRI
  • pelvis: needed
  • hip non-arthrogram
    • example 1
    • example 2
  • hip arthrogram: needed
  • sacroiliac joint: example
• ultrasound infant hip: example
• fluoroscopy:
  • hip arthrogram: example

Thigh

• plain radiograph
  • femur:
    • example 1: AP + lateral (adult female)
    • example 2: AP + lateral (adult male)
    • example 3: AP + lateral (adult male)
    • example 4: AP + lateral (adult female)
    • example 5: adult
    • example 6: adult
• CT
  • femur: 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 (paediatrics)
  • 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 (paediatric AP + lateral)
    • example 5: adult AP + lateral
• CT
  • tibia/fibula: example
  • CTA: example
• MRI: example

Ankle and foot

• plain radiograph
  • ankle:
    • example 1 (mortise + lateral)
    • example 2 (paediatric AP)
    • example 3 (paediatric 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 (paediatric lateral)
    • example 3 (lateral and axial)
    • example 4 (paediatric 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: neededexample 1
• ultrasound: ankle needed
• fluoroscopy: ankle arthrogram needed