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

Table 2. Dimensional change of the mean measurements in pulmonary vein diameter and area at each measurement site with p-values.

Pulmonary vein
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Diameter (mm) Csa (mm2) Diameter (mm) Csa (mm2) Diameter (mm) Csa (mm2)
LSPV 2.5 65.48 1.09 11 0.4 −5.9
p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001 p = 0.028 p = 0.003 p = 0.004
RSPV 1.63 56.27 0.77 20.3 −0.2 −4.6
p<0.001 p<0.001 p = 0.018 p = 0.016 p = 0.91 p = 0.92
LIPV 1.1 30.41 1.19 28.53 −0.3 −2.68
p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001 p = 0.91 p = 0.97
RIPV 0.68 30.14 0 3.06 −0.04 −0.07
p = 0.005 p = 0.005 p = 0.37 p = 0.32 p = 0.98 p = 0.97

Csa, cross-sectional area; LIPV, left inferior pulmonary vein; LSPV, left superior pulmonary vein; RIPV, right inferior pulmonary vein; RSPV, right superior pulmonary vein.