Normal values for cardiovascular magnetic resonance in adults and children

Table 18 Right atrial maximal area in the adult for the SSFP technique according to reference [22]

Parameter	mean	SD	Lower/ upper limits*
Area (cm²) 4ch	22	3.8	14-30
Area/BSA (cm²/ m²) 4ch	12	1.8	8-16
Area (cm²) 2ch	22	3.95	14-30
Area/BSA (cm²/ m²) 2ch	12	2.27	7-17

BSA = body surface area; * = calculated as mean ± 2*SD; since no influence of gender was demonstrated, gender specific values are not presented.

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