Sex- and age-specific normal values for automated quantitative pixel-wise myocardial perfusion cardiovascular magnetic resonance.
Louise Anne Elizabeth BrownGaurav S GulsinSebastian C OnciulDavid A BroadbentJian L YeoAlice L WoodChristopher E D SaundersonArka DasNicholas JexAmrit ChowdharySharmaine ThirunavukarasuNoor SharrackKristopher D KnottEylem LeveltPeter P SwobodaHui XueJohn P GreenwoodJames C MoonDavid AdlamGerry P McCannPeter KellmanSven PleinPublished in: European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging (2022)
Fully automated in-line CMR myocardial perfusion mapping produces similar normal values to the published CMR and PET literature. There is a significant increase in rest and stress MBF, but not MPR, in females and a reduction of stress MBF and MPR with advancing age, advocating the use of sex- and age-specific reference ranges for diagnostic use.