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Table 30 Normal values for mass and volume of trabeculated (non-compacted) left ventricular myocardium in the adult measured on short axis images

From: Reference ranges (“normal values”) for cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) in adults and children: 2020 update

Parameter

Technique

Men

Women

n

Mean

SD

n

Mean

SD

Trabeculation mass (mass of the trabeculated [non-compacted] LV myocardium) per BSA (g/m2) from ref [12]

Papillary muscles and blood between trabeculae excluded

70

5.4

2.3

70

4.0

2.3

Trabeculation volume (volume of the trabeculated [non-compacted] LV myocardium) per BSA (ml/m2) from ref [64]

Blood between trabeculae included, papillary muscles excluded

58

43.1

8.7

59

36.1

5.2

  1. n number of study subjects, SD standard deviation, BSA body surface area