title: [Cardiac diagnosis in the conventional chest x-ray].
abstract: Thoracic x-ray examination supplies information that is important in diagnosing heart disorders. The article presents the pathophysiological fundamentals and x-ray morphology criteria for assessing the size of the entire heart and of the individual cavities as well the cardiac functions, in a comprehensive survey.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Klinische Strahlenkunde, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Teifke
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thelen
mesh_terms: D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Herzdiagnostik in der konventionellen Röntgenuntersuchung des Thorax.