You are correct, for AP shoulder projections, central ray should be aimed at a point 1 inch inferior to the coracoid process. The photo shown is incorrect.
There is no patient rotation for an AP shoulder X-Ray. What you are visualizing @ 1:00 is the Grashey view, which is used to visualize an open glenoid cavity.
To add, both pictures of the patient positioned are for the humerus, not the shoulder. The x-rays themselves are correct, and gorgeous! I wish my Ys came out the pretty. :)
I used your videos during medical school, and I'm still using them during radiology residency. I especially appreciate your videos where you present anatomy through radiographic imaging - it is incredibly helpful. Such excellent content. Thank you for all the time you dedicate to teaching, Dr. Morton.
Thank you so much for these videos! I am currently in a Radiography program and your explanations, X-ray pics, and animation...along with your comforting voice and cheesy jokes is also helpful! Sooo much to learn, but these vids helped me greatly! Thanks so much!
This has been one of the most well presented videos I've seen. The examples from different views, the outlines that show precisely what your talking about even to the small tiny rotations from external to internal. SOOOOOOO HELPFUL! THANK YOU!
I'm currently in a a radiography program and have used so many of your videos to help better understand the anatomy. I love your explanations, x-ray images, and animations to go along with the video. Thanks so much for helping!
The Noted Anatomist- Dr. Morton- Hello and thank you for the time you took to make this and many other wonderful and educational videos that are so direly needed. I am an radiologic Tech and you explained the radiographic anatomy so well I think I will look for all your videos pertaining to any radiographs. Thank you so much!
I am a radiography educator. Your first photo of the light field on the "patient" is an AP humerus, not an AP shoulder. The upper extremity is in the correct position but the radiation field is not centered properly for an AP shoulder and it is not the correct size. Using this size of an exposure field would grossly over irradiate the patient. The same is true of the light field example for the Scapular Y. I see comments from radiography and medical students, thus you are providing inaccurate radiographic positioning examples which might teach students very incorrect positioning. Please teach the x-ray anatomy using x-rays only, as providing inaccurate examples could harm patients of those learning incorrectly from someone who is not a registered radiologic technologist. I heard your disclaimer at the beginning, so why attempt to "teach" radiographic positioning? Please for the sake of the unknowing public, stick to teaching anatomy.
@@rhodatkaundama2660 I do not understand your question. Best possible "what" of shoulder x-ray? is an excellent reference on radiographic positioning and image evaluation.
Pretty solid positioning for humerus images, but yeah I wouldn't say this is too good for shoulder from an imaging standpoint. Very good for anatomy though! I've been an R.T for about 10 years :)
Thank you sir! Your videos are really great and very informative. I'm 3rd year college student taking BS in Radiologic Technologist and this video of yours helped me a lot. :)) I hope for more. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much. I've been going through so much pain in my right shoulder and noticed that I have an AC joint that is separated. I really thank you for this educational video. My dr. Has been refusing to help me and I know I'm in pain. Not only do I have a winged scapula,but my ac joint is dislocated and Dr. Doesn't believe I'm injured enough to be placed on temp. Disability.
Sir can you plz tell me about the shoulder joint yesterday I have done xray of my father shoulder and the report says this glenohumeral acromiohumeral joint space appear reduced with indistinct glenoid inferior articular surface - - -? Significance and etiology
The views or patient positioning are the same, the only thing that changes are the centering points. For shoulder, you center to glenohumeral joint and for humerus you center to mid shaft of humerus, to include entire humerus on the IR. Same for Scapula lateral and shoulder Y view, the difference is in centering point, shoulder you center to glenohumeral joint and scapula to mid scapula. I stand to be corrected.
