Blid-cm
English translation: Heart/ thorax ratio
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| German to English translations [PRO] Medical - Medical: Health Care / Cardiac patient | |||||||
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| 4 | Herz Thorax Quotient |
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Herz Thorax Quotient Explanation: This is my explanation: -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 mins (2005-04-13 02:12:18 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- This somewhat antiquated relation in the age of ultrasound describes the relation total chest width (innner demarcation of ribs to the maximun size (configuration) of the heart. In this chest X-ray film the respective measurements are 16cm (heart) and 30 cm (maximal width inner delineation ribs to ribs) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 mins (2005-04-13 02:20:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry, Zareh - a typo, should be BILD (for chest FILM) |
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