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)

    • 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

  • sacroiliac joints:

    • example 1

    • example 2

• CT

  • 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:

    • 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)

    • example 5 (axial, lateral)

  • toes:

    • example 1 (AP, oblique and sesamoid)

• CT:

  • 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