Normal spine imaging examples

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

Cervical spine

• plain radiograph

  • example 1: AP, lat, obliques only

  • example 2: PEG view

  • example 3: flexion and extension views only

  • example 4: paediatric (12 years old)

  • example 5: including swimmer's view

• CT

  • example 1: sag bone and soft tissue, axial bone

  • example 2: sag and axial bone and soft tissue, cor bone

  • example 3: sag and cor bone and soft tissue, axial soft tissue

  • example 4: sag and cor bone and soft tissue, axial soft tissue

  • example 5: paediatric (3 years old)

  • example 6: sag, cor, sag bone

  • example 7: teenager

  • example 8: paediatric (12 years old)

• MRI

  • example 1: with contrast, non-fat sat

  • example 2: sag T1, T2, STIR only

  • example 3: sag T1 and T2, axial T2

  • example 4: including Dixon method and CT

  • example 5: infection protocol including DWI/ADC

  • example 6: T1, T2 and STIR

  • example 7: sag T1 and T2, axial T2, sagittal oblique T2

Brachial plexus

• MRI

  • example 1: including Dixon method

Thoracic spine

• plain radiograph

  • example 1: AP and lateral

  • example 2: AP and lateral (with anatomical annotations)

  • example 3: lateral only

  • example 4: lateral only

  • example 5: AP only

  • example 6: AP and lateral (erect)

• CT

  • example 1: axial, sag, and cor bone

  • example 2: axial, sag, and cor bone and soft tissue

• MRI

  • example 1: with contrast, non-fat sat

Lumbosacral spine

• plain radiograph

  • example 1: AP and lateral (young adult)

  • example 2: lateral sacrum only

  • example 3: AP only

  • example 4: lateral only

  • example 5: lateral only (paediatric)

  • example 6: AP and lateral

• CT

  • example 1: axial, sag, cor bone and axial, sag soft tissue

  • example 2: bone and soft tissue all planes

• MRI

  • example 1: non contrast

  • example 2: non contrast

  • example 3: non contrast 3T

Full-length spine

• plain radiograph

  • example 1 (infant)

• CT

  • example 1: only C7 - coccyx

  • example 2: thoracolumbar - MPR bone and soft tissue

  • CT myelogram: example needed

• MRI

  • example 1: sag T1 and T2 (single image)

  • example 2: whole spine T1, T2 and TIRM (3T)

  • example 3: MR myelogram

  • example 4: paediatric (16 years old)