Extraction of the two-dimensional cardiothoracic ratio from digital PA chest radiographs: Correlation with cardiac function and the traditional cardiothoracic ratio

Journal of Digital Imaging

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 120-123

  Browne, Ronan F J ^a,b   O'Reilly, Geraldine ^a   McInerney, David ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiothoracic ratio; Chest; Computed radiography; Digital radiography

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CORRELATION METHODS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CARDIAC FUNCTIONS; CARDIOTHORACIC RATIO; CHEST RADIOGRAPHS; VENGRICULOGRAPHY;

CARDIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LINEAR SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PICTURE ARCHIVING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOCARDIOGRAPHY; RADIOISOTOPE VENTRICULOGRAPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; HEART; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX;

HEART; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RADIONUCLIDE VENTRICULOGRAPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STROKE VOLUME; THORAX;

EID: 4444263005     PISSN: 08971889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10278-003-1900-3     Document Type: Article

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