Normal upper limb imaging examples

This page lists examples of normal imaging of the upper limb, divided by region and modality.

Shoulder girdle

• plain radiograph

  • sternoclavicular joint: example

  • clavicle: example, example 2, example 3

    • bilateral clavicle: example 1

  • acromioclavicular joint

    • example 1

    • example 2

  • shoulder

    • example 1: with Y view

    • example 1: axial view

    • example 2: with internal and external rotation

    • example 3: AP

    • example 4: axial, pediatric

    • example 5

  • scapula: needed

• ultrasound:

  • example 1

  • example 2

• CT

  • example

• MRI

  • shoulder MR: example

  • shoulder MR arthrogram

    • example 1

    • example 2

  • brachial plexus: example including Dixon method

• fluoroscopy: shoulder arthrogram: example 1, example 2

Arm

• plain radiograph

  • humerus:

    • example 1: AP + lateral

    • example 2: AP + lateral

• CT

  • humerus: example

• MRI

  • arm: example

Elbow

• plain radiograph

  • example 1

  • example 2: lateral

  • example 3: pediatric AP

  • example 4: pediatric lateral

  • example 5: AP view-annotated

  • example 6: AP, lateral (suboptimal), Coyle's/trauma oblique

  • example 7: AP, lateral

• ultrasound:

  • common extensor origin

  • common flexor origin

• CT

  • example 1: elderly adult

• MRI

  • example 1: adult

  • example 2: arthrogram

• fluoroscopy: elbow arthrogram example

Forearm

• plain radiograph:

  • example 1

  • example 2: pediatric AP

  • example 3: pediatric lateral

• CT: example

• MRI: example

Wrist

• plain radiograph

  • scaphoid: example, example 2

  • example 1: adult

  • example 1: pediatric

  • example 2: adult (lateral) example 3 adult (AP)

  • example 4 (lateral-pediatric), example 5 (AP-pediatric)

  • example 6

• ultrasound:

  • carpal tunnel: example

  • extensor compartments: example

• CT

  • example 1

  • example 2

  • example 3 with 3D

• MRI: example 1

• fluoroscopy: wrist arthrogram: example 1

Hand

• plain radiograph

  • hand

    • example

    • ball-catcher view, example 2

    • example 2 (AP pediatric)

    • example 3 (AP adult) example 4 (oblique adult)

    • example 4 (AP infant) example 5 (oblique infant)

    • example 6 (oblique pediatric)

    • example 7 (hand series)

  • thumb: 

    • example 1

    • example 2 (lateral)

    • example 3 (AP)

    • example 4

    • example 5

  • fingers

    • example: fingers 2 or 3

    • example: fingers 4 and 5

    • example 6 (AP), example 7 (lateral)

• ultrasound: finger example

• CT

  • example

• MRI

  • example

Vessels

• upper limb CT arteriography/angiography: example

• subclavian and axillary angiogram: example

• brachial angiogram: example

• radial and ulnar angiogram: needed

• hand angiogram: needed

• subclavian and brachiocephalic venogram: example