Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Objectives: The aim of the study was to reveal the mean values of the cardiothoracic ratio (CTR) and the effect of gender and age on these measurements performed on chest radiographies.Methods: After the exclusion of positive findings on radiographic images and the findings compatible with cardiovascular disease, the radiographies of 277 patients were re-evaluated regarding CTR measurements on chest X-rays.The maximum interval of the right and left heart borders, along with the horizontal thoracic diameter, were measured. Results:The mean values of CTR were 0.45±0.02,0.46±0.02and 0.44±0.02for the total study population, for the female group, and the male group respectively.Higher CTR was measured for females than for males (p<0.001).Age indicated a low but significant positive correlation with the CTR for the total study population (p<0.001).Conclusion: Chest X-ray is a fast and inexpensive imaging method; performing CTR measurements is very easy to apply on chest X-rays.CTR still serves as a significant indicator of cardiovascular diseases along with other important parameters observed in chest radiographs.
Source: Advanced radiology and imaging.
Authors: Berihat Kızılgöz, Muhammet Fırat Öztepe
Language: English
Subfield: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4413804256