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Table 59 Normal pulmonary artery area measured on phase contrast cine images according to reference [93]

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

Site

Predicted area (cm2)

Ascending aorta

 − 0.2880 + 3.386*BSA

  1. Cross sectional area calculated based on measurements of the maximal external aortic diameter perpendicular to the vessel and perpendicular to the maximal diameter obtained midway between the level of the pulmonary valve and the bifurcation of the branch pulmonary arteries.
  2. BSA body surface area
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Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

ISSN: 1532-429X

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