Normal values for cardiovascular magnetic resonance in adults and children

Kawel-Boehm, Nadine; Maceira, Alicia; Valsangiacomo-Buechel, Emanuela R; Vogel-Claussen, Jens; Turkbey, Evrim B; Williams, Rupert; Plein, Sven; Tee, Michael; Eng, John; Bluemke, David A

doi:10.1186/s12968-015-0111-7

Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Table 43 Normal native and post contrast T1 time and ECV (mean ± SD)

From: Normal values for cardiovascular magnetic resonance in adults and children

Author	n	Age (yrs)	Male (%)	Sequence	Gd type & dose (mmol/kg)	Time p.c. (min)	T1 native (ms)	T1 p.c. (ms)	ECV	Slice(s), % thickness
1.5 Tesla
Iles (2008) [77]	20	38 ± 3	50	GE, VAST 3–4 BH	0.2 Magnevist	15	975 ± 62	564 ± 23	n/a	3x SAX & 4Ch full thickness
Ugander (2012) [68]	60	49 ± 17	52	MOLLI	0.15-0.2 Magnevist	15-20	Not reported	Not reported	27 ± 3	1x SAX & 4Ch full thickness
Kellman (2012) [78]	62	44 ± 17	48	MOLLI	0.15 Magnevist	15-20	965 ± 35	Not reported	25 ± 3**	1x SAX & 4Ch midwall
Flett (2012) [69]	30	64 ± 13	67	FLASH, multi-BH	0.1 Dotarem	45-80 EQCMR	698 ± 86	408 ± 33	n/a	2x SAX septum
Fontana (2012) [76]	50	47 ± 7	53	ShMOLLI*	0.1 Dotarem	45-80 EQCMR	Not reported	Not reported	26 ± 3	2x SAX septum
Sado (2012) [70]	81	44 ± 17	52	FLASH, multi-BH	0.1 Dotarem	45-80 EQCMR	Not reported	Not reported	25 ± 4	2x SAX septum
Kawel (2012) [62]	23	28 ± 6	36	MOLLI	0.15 Magnevist	12	1003 ± 46	522 ± 34	28 ± 3	1x SAX full thickness
Piechnik (2013) [74]	342	38 ± 15	49	ShMOLLI*	No contrast given	n/a	962 ± 25	n/a	n/a	3x SAX full thickness
Bull (2013) [75]	33	62 ± 7	64	ShMOLLI	No contrast given	n/a	944 ± 16	n/a	n/a	1x SAX septal midwall
3 Tesla
Kawel (2012) [65]	23	28 ± 6	31	MOLLI	0.15 Magnevist	12	1286 ± 59	538 ± 34	28 ± 3	1x SAX full thickness
Kawel (2012) [65]	23	28 ± 6	33	MOLLI	0.1 Multihance	12	As above	555 ± 33	27 ± 3	1x SAX full thickness
Puntmann (2013) [67]	21	38 ± 6	23	MOLLI*	0.2 Gadobutrol	15	1056 ± 27	454 ± 53	26 ± 5	1x SAX septal midwall
Puntmann (2013) [79]	30	43 ± 9	63	MOLLI*	0.2 Gadobutrol	10	1070 ± 55	402 ± 58	27 ± 5	1x SA septal midwall
Liu (2012) [80]	24	29 ± 6	33	MOLLI	0.15 Magnevist	12	1159 ± 39	Not reported	27 ± 3	1x SAX full thickness
Liu (2012) [80]	24	29 ± 6	33	MOLLI	0.1 Multihance	12	1159 ± 39	Not reported	26 ± 3	1x SAX full thickness

Age: mean ± standard deviation; yrs = years; n = number of subjects; Gd = Gadolinium; p.c. = post contrast; ECV = extracellular volume fraction; MOLLI = modified look-locker inversion recovery; ShMOLLI = shortened MOLLI; GE = gradient echo; VAST = variable sampling of k-space; BH = breath hold; LL = Look-locker; FLASH = fast low angle single shot recovery; SAX = short axis; 4Ch = 4 chamber; Hb = heart beat; EQCMR = equilibrium contrast cardiovascular magnetic resonance; * = adiabatic pre pulse; ** = automated motion correction and co-registration.

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