Pericardial adipose tissue (PAT) is a cardiovascular disease risk factor in children, but normative data for PAT thickness, area, and volume are lacking. To establish the percentile reference values for MRI PAT parameters in healthy Chinese children aged 3-18. Prospective. 218 healthy children divided into 3-10 years (n = 125, 62 males) and 10-18 years (n = 93, 53 males). Balanced steady-state free-precession cine sequence at 3.0 T. PAT thickness, area and volume. Student's t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, Pearson correlation, the generalized additive model for location scale and shape, and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC). A p value 0.75). This study proposes sex-, age-, and BSA-specific reference values for pericardial adipose tissue in healthy Chinese children and showed developmental patterns and sex differences that may have potential to inform future clinical and research applications. 2. Stage 2.
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