The segment volume of a cardiac chamber or blood vessel of a patient is
determined by injecting a first indicator in the blood stream of a
patient, which influences the conductance of the blood. The electrical
conductance in the cardiac chamber or blood vessel is measured. An
injected quantity of indicator is determined and the development of the
concentration of this indicator in the blood is measured wherein the
cardiac output is calculated from the injected quantity of indicator and
the development of the concentration in the blood. Subsequently, the
segment volume and electrical parallel conductance of a cardiac chamber
or blood vessel are calculated from the calculated cardiac output, the
injected quantity of conductance indicator and the measured conductance.