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Reference values for quantitative left ventricular and left atrial measurements in cardiac computed tomography

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To assess reference values for left ventricular (LV) and left atrial (LA) dimensions, global LV function, and LV-myocardial mass for cardiac CT. We examined 120 subjects undergoing a coronary angiography using 64-slice and dual-source CT. All individuals had a low cardiovascular risk, normal ECG, negative biomarkers, and a normal cardiac CT examination. All subjects had a negative medical history of cardiovascular disease both on admission and at clinical 6-month follow-up. The following measurements were obtained: septal wall thickness (SWT), posterior wall thickness (PWT), LV inner diameter (LVID), LA anterior posterior diameter (LADsys), end-systolic volume (ESV), and end-diastolic volume (EDV), LV-myocardial mass (LVMM). We found significant gender-related differences for all LV dimensions (SWTsys, SWTdia,PWTsys,PWTdia,LVIDsys,LVIDdia). LADsys showed no significant difference between males and females. Significant differences were found for global LV functional parameters including ESV, EDV, and SV, whereas no significant differences were found for the EF. LV-myocardial mass parameters showed significant gender-related differences. No significant correlation was found between any of these parameters and age. All data were transferred to percentile ranks. This study provides gender-related reference values and percentiles for LV and LA quantitative measurements for cardiac CT and should assist in interpreting results.

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This research was supported by the National Center of Competence in Research, Computer-Aided and Image-Guided Medical Interventions of the Swiss National Science Foundation.

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    Paul Stolzmann, Hans Scheffel, Sebastian Leschka, Thomas Schertler, Thomas Frauenfelder, Borut Marincek & Hatem Alkadhi

  2. Cardiovascular Center, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland

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Stolzmann, P., Scheffel, H., Leschka, S. et al. Reference values for quantitative left ventricular and left atrial measurements in cardiac computed tomography. Eur Radiol 18, 1625–1634 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-008-0939-4

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