{"id":21538,"date":"2023-03-23T10:21:02","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T10:21:02","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-11-11T13:19:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T13:19:03","slug":"the-heart-to-single-vertebra-ratio-hsvr","status":"publish","type":"journal_articles","link":"https:\/\/www.imv-imaging.com\/en\/journal_articles\/the-heart-to-single-vertebra-ratio-hsvr\/","title":{"rendered":"Journal Club &#8211; The Heart to Single Vertebra ratio (HSVR)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-journal-club-nbsp-april-2023\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Journal Club &#8211;&nbsp;April 2023<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This month, IMV vet Amy discusses The Heart to Single Vertebra ratio (HSVR); a new method of measuring the vertebral heart score (VHS) by using just one of the thoracic vertebrae. 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