Normal values for cardiovascular magnetic resonance in adults and children

Table 20 References, normal left and right ventricular dimensions in children

First author, year	CMR technique	N, male: female	Age range (yrs)
Robbers-Visser, 2009 [23]	Short axis SSFP, papillary muscle/ trabeculation excluded from volumes	30:30*	8-17
Buechel, 2009 [25]	Short axis SSFP, papillary muscle/trabeculation included in volumes, separate analysis of papillary muscle mass	23:27**	7 mo – 18
Sarikouch, 2010 [24]	Axial SSFP (in 29 children additional short axis stack), papillary muscle/ trabeculation excluded from volumes	Total: 55:59* Percentiles: 51:48	Total: 4–20 Percentiles: 8-20

SSFP = steady-state free precession; yrs = years; mo = month; * = none of the subjects was sedated; ** = 13 subjects were sedated.

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