The Thoracic Inlet Heart Size, a New Approach to Radiographic Cardiac Measurement

The Thoracic Inlet Heart Size, a New Approach to Radiographic Cardiac Measurement

In 1995, the Vertebral Heart Size (VHS) method for measuring the cardiac silhouette on thoracic radiographs was published, becoming a quantifiable and objective reference way of assessing the heart size. Since then, many studies have showed that VHS is influenced by breed variations, vertebral malfo...

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Main Authors: David Marbella Fernández, Verónica García, Alexis José Santana, José Alberto Montoya-Alonso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
thoracic inlet
right lateral radiographic projection
cardiac size
dog breed
interobserver variability
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/3/389

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