Why the study?
Does roentgen ray imaging identify changes in the heart shadow associated with pericardial fluid accumulation?
Population
Fresh hearts suspended in mediums of varying specific gravity and clinical patients evaluated for pericarditis
Design
Other
Authors
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Historical X-ray observations in pericardial disease provide context; extends the timeline of diagnostic evolution without practice implications.
Does roentgen ray imaging identify changes in the heart shadow associated with pericardial fluid accumulation?
This historical paper describes early experimental and clinical observations on the utility of X-ray imaging for diagnosing pericardial effusion and pericarditis.
George W. Holmes (1924) studied this question.
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