Radiographic Measurements of the Cardiac Silhouette and Comparison with Other Radiographic Landmarks in Wild Galahs (

摘要

Cardiac diseases are a common finding in captive parrots. In this retrospective study, the cardiac silhouette of 36 wild galahs was measured in the ventrodorsal and laterolateral projections using radiographic images. The aim of the study was to determine reference values of the width and the length of the heart of wild galahs in relation to other anatomic landmarks. The evaluated reference indicates that the width of the heart is 50–65% of the thoracic width and 570–743% of the coracoid width.