Relative heart volume

Purpose: To calculate the relative heart volume from X-rays.

 
patient's gender (enter M or F)

M

 
patient's age in years Years  
body weight in kilograms kilograms  
body height in centimeters centimeters  
diagonal distance from cardiac apex to junction SVC-right atrium on AP film cm  
diagonal distance from right cardiophrenic angle to the junction of the left atrium and pulmonary arteries on AP film cm  
max AP measure of heart ("depth") on lateral film cm  
last RHV measurement mL/m^2  

    
 
Calculate Result
data complete?
body surface area sq meters
predicted heart volume   mL
relative heart volume which is not increased for adult males   mL/m^2
difference from last RHV which is significantly decreased from the last calculation   mL/m^2