The cardiophrenic angle is the angle between the
heart
The heart is a muscular Organ (biology), organ found in humans and other animals. This organ pumps blood through the blood vessels. The heart and blood vessels together make the circulatory system. The pumped blood carries oxygen and nutrie ...
and the
diaphragm, as seen on imaging (most commonly
X-ray
An X-ray (also known in many languages as Röntgen radiation) is a form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than those of ultraviolet rays and longer than those of gamma rays. Roughly, X-rays have a wavelength ran ...
). There are two cardiophrenic angles, however the one on the right is obscured by the
cardiohepatic angle (the angle between the heart and
liver
The liver is a major metabolic organ (anatomy), organ exclusively found in vertebrates, which performs many essential biological Function (biology), functions such as detoxification of the organism, and the Protein biosynthesis, synthesis of var ...
).
See also
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Costodiaphragmatic recess
The costodiaphragmatic recess, also called the costophrenic recess or phrenicocostal sinus, costodiaphragmatic-recess Retrieved May 2011
Imaging
In anatomy, the costophrenic angles are the places where the diaphragm (''-phrenic'') meets the rib ...
(
Costophrenic angle)
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Costomediastinal recess
References
Cardiac anatomy
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