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. 2012 Jul;85(1015):965–971. doi: 10.1259/bjr/79302681

Table 1. Mean pulmonary vein diameter (mm) and cross-sectional area (mm2) at each measurement site in end-systole (ES) and end-diastole (ED).

Pulmonary vein dimensions
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
ES ED ES ED ES ED
LSPV
Diameter 19.7±4.03 17.2 ±4.8 16.15±2.8 15.06±2.8 14.2±2 13.8±2.81
Area 317.27±129.21 251.79±128.41 210.91±68.41 199.91±97.23 151.46±60.87 157.37±60.61
RSPV
Diameter 20.7 ±4.15 19.07±3.4 16.17±3.15 15.4±2.8 13.7±3.02 13.998±2.7
Area 350.73±130.84 294.46±102.53 213.04±80.59 192.73±65.0 155.02±64.49 159.64±60.36
LIPV
Diameter 17.3 ±3.9 16.2 ±3.7 15.8±2.00 14.61±2.1 13.7 ±2.9 14.05±2.2
Area 248.21±117.02 217.80±104.68 199.41±49.87 170.88±49.38 155.96±66.6 158.64±48.76
RIPV
Diameter 17.295±3.67 16.61±3.70 14.07±3.7 14.07±3.16 12.05 ±3.4 12.09±3.28
Area 245.11±97.48 227.50±93.82 166.11±83.9 163.05±66.57 123.06±66.85 123.13±65.25

LIPV, left inferior pulmonary vein; LSPV, left superior pulmonary vein; RIPV, right inferior pulmonary vein; RSPV, right superior pulmonary vein.