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Table 62 Myocardial T2 relaxation time (ms)

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

First author, year

FS (T)

Vendor

Technique

n, male:female

Age range or mean ± SD (years)

Mean

SD

LL–ULa

Wassmuth, 2013 [155]

1.5

Siemens

T2P bSSFP

60:13

20–70

55

5

45–65

Wassmuth, 2013 [155]

1.5

Siemens

FLASH

60:13

20–70

52

5

42–62

Hinojar, 2016 [134]

3

Philips

GSE

9:37

42 ± 15

45

4

37–53

Ridouani, 2018 [141]

1.5

Siemens

T2P bSSFP

20:20

40 ± 12

51

3

45–57

Granitz, 2019 [145]

1.5

Philips

GSE

26:32

40 ± 14 (male), 42 ± 13 (female)

56

3

50–62

Granitz, 2019 [145]

3

Philips

GSE

26:32

40 ± 14 (male), 42 ± 13 (female)

52

3

46–58

  1. FS field strength, T Tesla, n number of study subjects, SD standard deviation, LL lower limit, UL upper limit, T2P T2 preparation, bSSFP balanced steady state free precession, FLASH fast low angle shot, GSE gradient spin echo, Siemens Siemens Medical Solutions, Erlangen, Germany, Philips Philips Healthcare, Best, The Netherlands
  2. aCalculated as mean ± 2*SD