Atlas of Normal Roentgen Variants That May Simulate Disease

Mark W. Anderson, MD, Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor of Radiology; Chief, Musculoskeletal Imaging, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

I.THE BONES 1.The Skull The Calvaria Physiologic Intracranial Calcifications The Frontal Bone The Parietal Bone The Occipital Bone The Temporal Bone * The Mastoid * The Petrous Pyramid The Sphenoid Bone The Base of the Skull The Sella Turcica 2. The Facial Bones The Orbits The Paranasal Sinuses * The Maxillary Sinuses * The Frontal Sinuses * The Ethmoid Bone and Ethmoidal Sinuses * The Sphenoidal Sinuses The Zygomatic Arch The Mandible The Nose 3. The Spine The Cervical Spine The Thoracic Spine The Lumbar Spine The Sacrum The Coccyx The Sacroiliac Joints 4.The Pelvic Girdle The Ilium * The Pubis and Ischium * The Acetabulum 5.The Shoulder Girdle and Thoracic Cage The Scapula * The Clavicle The Sterum * The Ribs 6.The Upper Extremity The Humerus * The Proximal Portion of the Humerus * The Distal Portion of the Humerus The Forearm * The Proximal Portion of the Forearm * The Distal Portion of the Forearm The Hand * The Carpals * The Accessory Ossicles * The Carpals in General * The Capitate and Lunate Bones * The Hamate Bone * The Trapezium and Trapezoid Bones * The Navicular Bone * The Triquetrum Bone * The Pisiform Bone * The Metacarpals * The Sesamoid Bones * The Fingers 7.The Lower Extremity The Thigh * The Femoral Head and Hip Joint * The Femoral Neck * The Trochanters * The Shaft of the Femur * The Distal End of the Femur The Patella The Leg * The Proximal Ends of the Tibia and Fibula * The Shafts of the Tibia and Fibula * The Distal Ends of the Tibia and Fibula The Foot * The Tarsals * The Accessory Ossicles * The Talus * The Calcaneus * The Tarsal Navicular * The Cuneiforms * The Cuboid * The Metatarsals * The Sesamoid Bones * The Toes PART II. THE SOFT TISSUES 8.The Soft Tissues of the Neck 9.The Soft Tissues of the Thorax The Chest Wall The Pleura The Lungs The Mediastinum The Heart and Great Vessels The Thymus 10.The Diaphragm 11. The Soft Tissues of the Abdomen The Abdomen in General The Gastrointestinal Tract * The Esophagus * The Stomach * The Duodenum * The Small Intestine * The Colon * The Liver and Biliary Tract 12. The Soft Tissues of the Pelvis 13.The Genitourinary Tract The Kidneys The Ureters The Bladder The Urethra The Genital Tract