PURPOSE: To assess magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the right atrium by measuring volumes of right atrial casts and determining right atrial volume cycles in healthy subjects. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fourteen human cadaveric atrial casts were imaged and right atrial volumes of eight subjects were measured with cardiac-gated cine MR. Volumes were calculated and right and left atrial volumes were compared. RESULTS: Measured volumes of right atrial casts correlated well (r = .99, P < .001) with true volumes with a small underestimation noted (-7.2 mL +/- 2.3 [standard deviation], P < .001). The maximum in vivo right atrial volume averaged 77 mL/m2 +/- 11 of body area. The right atrial reservoir and conduit functions accounted for, on average, 58% and 19%, respectively, of the ventricular stroke volume; the remaining 23% came from atrial contraction. Right-to-left peak volume ratio averaged 1.41 +/- 0.15 (P < .001), and all volume measurements except conduit volumes were statistically significantly larger in the right atrium than the left. CONCLUSIONS: MR imaging provides a reliable means to study right atrial volumes and phasic function.
PURPOSE: To assess magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the right atrium by measuring volumes of right atrial casts and determining right atrial volume cycles in healthy subjects. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fourteen human cadaveric atrial casts were imaged and right atrial volumes of eight subjects were measured with cardiac-gated cine MR. Volumes were calculated and right and left atrial volumes were compared. RESULTS: Measured volumes of right atrial casts correlated well (r = .99, P < .001) with true volumes with a small underestimation noted (-7.2 mL +/- 2.3 [standard deviation], P < .001). The maximum in vivo right atrial volume averaged 77 mL/m2 +/- 11 of body area. The right atrial reservoir and conduit functions accounted for, on average, 58% and 19%, respectively, of the ventricular stroke volume; the remaining 23% came from atrial contraction. Right-to-left peak volume ratio averaged 1.41 +/- 0.15 (P < .001), and all volume measurements except conduit volumes were statistically significantly larger in the right atrium than the left. CONCLUSIONS: MR imaging provides a reliable means to study right atrial volumes and phasic function.
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