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:

    • 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)

      • example 11: normal frontal, inlet and outlet views

    • 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

      • example 5: unilateral frontal and lateral

    • acetabulum: Judet view

    • sacrum:

      • example 1

      • example 2

    • sacrum: example

    • sacroiliac joints: example

  • CT

    • pelvis:

      • 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 and lateral (adult female)

        • example 2: AP and lateral (adult male)

        • example 3: AP and lateral (adult male)

        • example 4: AP and lateral (adult female)

        • example 5 (entire femur in one image): AP and 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 and lateral (adult male)

      • example 3: AP and lateral (adult female)

      • example 4: AP, lateral and 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 and lateral (adult male)

      • example 10: adult

      • example 11: with a tunnel view

    • CT

      • example 1: wide FOV

      • example 2: with VRTs

    • MRI

      • example 1

      • example 2: 10 year old

    • ultrasound: needed

    Leg

    • plain radiograph

      • tibia/fibula:

        • example 1 (proximal AP and lateral)

        • example 2 (AP)

        • example 3 (lateral)

        • example 4 (paediatric AP and lateral)

    • CT

      • tibia/fibula: example

      • CTA: example

    • MRI: example

    Ankle and foot

    • plain radiograph

      • ankle:

        • ankle:

          • example 1 (mortise and lateral)

          • example 2 (paediatric AP)

          • example 3 (paediatric lateral)

          • example 4 (AP)

          • example 5 (AP, mortise and lateral)

        • foot:

          • example 1 (AP, oblique and 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 and sesamoid)

      • CT:

        • ankle:

          • ankle:

            • example 1 (bone window only)

            • example 2 (bone and soft tissue windows)

          • foot:

            • example 1 (bone windows only)

            • example 2 (bone windows and VRTs)

        • MRI

          • ankle: example 1

          • foot: example 1

        • ultrasound: ankle needed

        • fluoroscopy: ankle arthrogram needed