Why the study?
Does chest X-ray accurately determine heart size compared to 2-D echocardiography in patients?
Does chest X-ray accurately determine heart size compared to 2-D echocardiography in patients?
Although chest X-ray has low sensitivity (34%) for detecting cardiomegaly compared to echocardiography, its high specificity (84.5%) and accessibility make it a useful screening tool.
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CXR should not exclude cardiomegaly given low sensitivity; leaves open its adjunctive screening role versus echocardiography.
Monfared et al. (2015) studied this question.
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