Comparing Multiple References
Results
Match your measurement technique to the references:
Vascular structures were measured during
Reference |
Z-Score |
Mean |
Range |
Boston |
2.31 |
20.17 |
15.90 - 24.43 |
Wessex |
2.67 |
20.74 |
17.98 - 23.93 |
Detroit |
1.60 |
21.15 |
17.07 - 26.22 |
Halifax |
1.96 |
20.64 |
16.91 - 25.20 |
Paris (boys) |
1.28 |
22.18 |
18.23 - 26.98 |
Paris (girls) |
1.42 |
22.18 |
18.59 - 26.46 |
Reference |
Z-Score |
Mean |
Range |
Wessex |
0.44 |
17.32 |
14.62 - 20.53 |
Detroit |
0.44 |
16.96 |
13.04 - 22.06 |
Halifax |
0.59 |
16.86 |
13.60 - 20.91 |
Paris (boys) |
-0.09 |
18.16 |
14.93 - 22.09 |
Paris (girls) |
-0.10 |
18.16 |
15.22 - 21.66 |
Reference |
Z-Score |
Mean |
Range |
Halifax |
0.44 |
18.25 |
15.26 - 21.81 |
Paris (boys) |
0.41 |
18.16 |
14.64 - 22.53 |
Paris (girls) |
0.45 |
18.16 |
14.93 - 22.09 |
Body Surface Area:
The references and corresponding BSA values used for the z-score calculations are:
(height = 128.0 cm; weight = 28.0 kg)
BSA Reference |
BSA (m2) |
Cited by |
Dubois |
0.9980118891 |
Paris, Detroit |
Haycock |
0.996689577636 |
Boston |
Boyd |
1.01438996213 |
Halifax, Wessex |
References:
- Boston
- Validation and re-evaluation of a discriminant model predicting anatomic suitability for biventricular repair in neonates with aortic stenosis.
Colan SD, McElhinney DB, Crawford EC, Keane JF, Lock JE.
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006 May 2;47(9):1858-65.
- Detroit
- Regression equations for calculation of z scores of cardiac structures in a large cohort of healthy infants, children, and adolescents: an echocardiographic study.
Pettersen MD, Du W, Skeens ME, Humes RA.
J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008 Aug;21(8):922-34.
- Halifax
-
Dilatation of the ascending aorta in paediatric patients with bicuspid aortic valve: frequency, rate of progression and risk factors.
Warren AE, Boyd ML, O'Connell C, Dodds L.
Heart. 2006 Oct;92(10):1496-500
- Paris
-
Nomograms for Aortic Root Diameters in Children Using Two-Dimensional Echocardiography. Gautier M, Detaint D, Fermanian C, Aegerter P, Delorme G, Arnoult F, Milleron O, Raoux F, Stheneur C, Boileau C, Vahanian A, Jondeau G.
Am J Cardiol. 2010 Mar 15;105(6):888-894
- Note: The measurements of the sinus of valsalva, st-junction, and ascending aorta were made at end-diastole for this reference.
- Wessex
-
Relationship of the dimension of cardiac structures to body size: an echocardiographic study in normal infants and children.
Daubeney PE, Blackstone EH, Weintraub RG, Slavik Z, Scanlon J, Webber SA.
Cardiol Young. 1999 Jul;9(4):402-10.