Limitations of cardiothoracic ratio derived from chest radiographs to predict real heart size: comparison with magnetic resonance imaging

Limitations of cardiothoracic ratio derived from chest radiographs to predict real heart size: comparison with magnetic resonance imaging

Abstract Background Cardiothoracic ratio (CTR) in chest radiographs is still widely used to estimate cardiac size despite the advent of newer imaging techniques. We hypothesise that a universal CTR cut-off value of 50% is a poor indicator of cardiac enlargement. Our aim was to compare CTR with volum...

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Main Authors: Paulius Simkus, Manuel Gutierrez Gimeno, Audra Banisauskaite, Jurate Noreikaite, David McCreavy, Diana Penha, Monika Arzanauskaite
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-11-01
Series:Insights into Imaging
Subjects:
Cardiothoracic ratio
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
Chest radiograph
Cardiac imaging
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13244-021-01097-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13244-021-01097-0

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