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Plain x-ray image of a pediatric patient's pelvis. The image shows sacral agenesis (rare failure of sacral bone development).
Ankle x-ray (front view)
X-ray showing frontal view of both hands.
Knee x-ray (side view)
Bone Scan - Normal. Two pictures (one from the front and one from the back) of a normal bone scan from a 12-year-old boy.
X-ray of the right shoulder area demonstrating a fracture of the clavicular bone.	$X-ray of the right shoulder area demonstrating a fracture of the clavicular bone.$
Plain x-ray image of a patient's left wrist showing a fracture of the scaphoid bone.	$Plain x-ray image of a patient's left wrist showing a fracture of the scaphoid bone.$
Plain film radiographic (x-ray) image (posterior-anterior view) of the left hand, demonstrating severe bony destruction and soft tissue swelling of the hand in a patient with longstanding gout.
Plain x-ray image of a patient's knee showing fatty marrow in the joint space.
Plain film radiographic (x-ray) image (anterior-posterior view) of a normal right foot.
Normal frontal appearance of the lumbosacral spine
Frontal (A) and Lateral (B) radiographs of the left forearm and wrist demonstrate an intra-articular fracture of the radial styloid process (yellow arrow) with dorsal displacement of the fracture fragment and the carpal bones (red arrows). This fracture can be referred to as a 'combined Hutchinson (chauffeur) and dorsal Barton fracture' (a complex comminuted intra-articular fracture of the distal radius).	$Frontal (A) and Lateral (B) radiographs of the left forearm and wrist demonstrate an intra-articular fracture of the radial styloid process (yellow arrow) with dorsal displacement of the fracture fragment and the carpal bones (red arrows). This fracture can be referred to as a 'combined Hutchinson (chauffeur) and dorsal Barton fracture' (a complex comminuted intra-articular fracture of the distal radius).$
X-ray of the upper frontal chest wall of a patient with cancer. The sternum (breastbone) has an expanded appearance which is due to a destructive lesion.
X-ray of the long bone in the thigh demonstrates calcified medullary bone infarcts. Patients with medullary infarcts are usually asymptomatic.
X-ray of a child with rickets demonstrating typical bowing of the legs.
A normal knee in a 12 year old (anterior-posterior view).
A normal knee in a 12 year old (lateral view).
A normal knee in a 12 year old (oblique view).
Normal appearance of the lumbosacral spine
Frontal (A) and lateral (B) radiographs of the left leg and ankle demonstrate a fracture of the distal tibia (yellow arrow) along with a fracture of the proximal fibula (red arrow) with separation of the long bones (tibia and fibula) consistent with a Maissoneuve fracture.	$Frontal (A) and lateral (B) radiographs of the left leg and ankle demonstrate a fracture of the distal tibia (yellow arrow) along with a fracture of the proximal fibula (red arrow) with separation of the long bones (tibia and fibula) consistent with a Maissoneuve fracture.$
X-ray showing lumbar spine (front view)
X-ray showing lumbar spine (side view)
Plain x-ray image of a patient's left hand showing a duplicated left thumb.
Frontal and axillary views of the right shoulder demonstrate the humeral head (red arrow) to be displaced out of the glenoid socket (green arrow) and migrated posteriorly compatible with a posterior shoulder dislocation. This patient had bilateral posterior shoulder dislocation from electrocution (very rare case, the other shoulder is not shown here).
Radiography equipment
Radiograph of the right hand demonstrates complete absence of the radius (A) and first ray (B), including the thumb.
Well circumscribed coin sized low density areas seen scattered through this skull xray correspond to areas of involvement with multiple myeloma. In these locations, the cancerous cells have replaced and destroyed the normal bone structure.
Plain film radiographic (x-ray) image (anterior-Posterior view) of a normal cervical spine.
Plain film radiographic (x-ray) image (lateral view) of a normal cervical spine.
Plain film radiographic (x-ray) image (lateral view) of a normal lumbar spine.
This plain film radiographic (x-ray) image (coned lateral view) of the lumbar spine shows the lumbo-sacral junction to better advantage.
Radiological technologist preparing to take an arm x-ray on a patient.