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Table.2 Correct table 39: Normal values of the thoracic aortic luminal diameters for men and women measured at diastole on bSSFP images according to [86]

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

Level

Men (n = 208)

mean ± SD (LL–UL)*

Women (n = 239)

mean ± SD (LL–UL)*

Ascending aorta diameter (mm)

27 ± 4 (19–34)

26 ± 4 (18–33)

Proximal descending aorta diameter (mm)

21 ± 3 (15–26)

19 ± 2 (15–23)

Distal descending aorta diameter (mm)

18 ± 3 (13–23)

16 ± 2 (12–20)

  1. Measurements obtained on cross-sectional bSSFP images of the aorta
  2. bSSFP balanced steady-state free precession, n number of study subjects, SD standard deviation, LL lower limit, UL upper limit
  3. *Calculated as mean ± 2*SD