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Table 1 MRI measured flow and T2 in major fetal vessels in normal and Ebstein's anomaly fetuses.

From: Combined ventricular output and oxygen delivery are reduced while oxygen extraction fraction is increased in fetuses with Ebstein's Anomaly by MRI

 

CVO

UV

AAo

SVC

DAo

Normal mean flow (ml/min/kg)

451 ± 56

129 ± 29

205 ± 47

132 ± 31

248 ± 45

Ebstein's mean flow (ml/min/kg)

233 ± 45

83 ± 17

219 ± 40

93 ± 32

135 ± 33

P value

< 0.0001*

< 0.0001*

0.4

0.01*

< 0.0001*

Normal mean T2 (ms)

 

192 ± 34

119 ± 23

84 ± 13

99 ± 17

Ebstein's mean T2 (ms)

 

196 ± 26

90 ± 15

74 ± 8

84 ± 22

P value

 

0.8

0.0005*

0.01*

0.3

  1. CVO: combined ventricular output; UV: umbilical vein; AAo: ascending aorta; SVC: superior vena cava; DAo: descending aorta. - * indicates significantly different result.