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To establish standards for pulmonary artery and branch pulmonary artery (PA and BPA) effective diameter (ED) and cross-sectional area (CSA) by using computed tomography (CT) data in children of a wide range of sizes and investigate the roundness of arteries. The ED (average of short and long axes) and CSA for the PA and BPA were measured using 1-mm collimation double-oblique reconstructions. Ordinary least squares regression was used to investigate models with various functional forms that related ED and CSA to patient size. Aspect ratio (AR), the short axis divided by long axis, was measured to evaluate roundness. The ideal diameter derived from CSA measurements was compared to ED, short axis, and long axis measurements. 108 CT examinations were analyzed in children without reason for abnormal PA size who ranged in age from 0 to 18 years (mean, 10.9 years; SD, 5.9 years). Interrater reliability was excellent. Data were modeled using a natural log-transformed response variable and a linear term for height as the independent variable. AR for the PA, right pulmonary artery, and left pulmonary artery measured < 0.9 for 38, 55, and 37%, respectively, indicating that many arteries are not round. Ideal diameter was not significantly different than ED but was for short- and long-axis diameter measurements. Normal ED and CSA for PA and BPA were determined for children of different sizes. Measurements outside of the normal range are consistent with dilatation or stenosis. Single diameter techniques are likely to introduce error.
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Greenberg, S.B., Lang, S.M., Gauss, C.H. et al. Normal pulmonary artery and branch pulmonary artery sizes in children. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 34, 967–974 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-018-1303-7
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