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Mastering chest X-ray positioning is the first step to safe and accurate chest X-ray interpretation. In this video, “How to Check Patient Positioning on a Chest X-Ray,” Dr. Busti walk through a simple, practical checklist so you can quickly decide if a CXR is good enough to interpret—or if positioning errors (rotation, poor inspiration, clipping) are misleading you.
You’ll learn how to:
Tell PA vs AP views and why it matters for heart size and mediastinum
Spot patient rotation using the clavicles and spinous processes
Assess inspiration on a chest X-ray (how many ribs is “good enough”?)
Check centering and coverage so the lung apices and costophrenic angles aren’t cut off
Avoid common mistakes that lead to false positives and missed pathology
The goal = make medical education easy and clinically relevant.
Chapter Table of Contents
00:00 - Chest X-Ray Positioning: Why It Matters for CXR Quality
02:35 - What Proper Chest X-Ray Positioning Actually Means
08:00 - Common Chest X-Ray Positioning Errors That Degrade Image Quality
09:02 - Key Anatomical Landmarks for Chest X-Ray Positioning
11:10 - How Poor Positioning Impacts Chest X-Ray Interpretation
14:35 - Applying Chest X-Ray Positioning Principles in Clinical Practice
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