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Reference Values for Normal Pulmonary Artery Dimensions by Noncontrast Cardiac Computed Tomography
Author(s) -
Quynh A. Truong,
Joseph M. Massaro,
Ian S. Rogers,
Amir A. Mahabadi,
Matthias F. Kriegel,
Caroline S. Fox,
Christopher J. O’Donnell,
Udo Hoffmann
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.584
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1942-0080
pISSN - 1941-9651
DOI - 10.1161/circimaging.111.968610
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , odds ratio , cardiology , pulmonary artery , ascending aorta , pulmonary embolism , percentile , cohort , population , coronary artery disease , aorta , radiology , statistics , mathematics , environmental health
Main pulmonary artery diameter (mPA) and ratio of mPA to ascending aorta diameter (ratio PA) derived from chest CT are commonly reported in clinical practice. We determined the age- and sex-specific distribution and normal reference values for mPA and ratio PA by CT in an asymptomatic community-based population.

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