Confirmation of cardiomegaly from the cardiothoracic ratio post-mortem Lodox® imaging

In post-mortem forensic radiology the cardiothoracic ratio (CTR) is seen as the most reliable and easiest method for the detection of an enlarged heart, where the maximum transverse diameter of the heart is divided by the maximum transverse diameter of the internal thoracic cage and if the result is...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hofler, Rosemarie Ursula
Other Authors: Heyns, Marise
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Health Sciences 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30075