title: Heart volume and its relation to age. Aspects of the technique.
abstract: The measurement of the total heart volume should be performed with the patient in the supine position. Using a reproducible technique a slight increase of the heart volume related to the body weight was found with increasing age.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D001835:Body Weight; D002306:Cardiac Volume; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011187:Posture; D011859:Radiography