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Table 3 In vivo quantitative 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy determinations of metabolite concentrations in spectra of high (H, n = 3) and low or intermediate lipid content (L, n = 3) in uterine cervical cancers

From: The contribution of the 1H-MRS lipid signal to cervical cancer prognosis: a preliminary study

 

H

L

p values

Lip at 1.28 ppm

270 ± 50

100 ± 50

0.040*

Glx

14 ± 5

12 ± 8

0.331

NAA

3.8 ± 3.5

6.2 ± 2.2

0.877

tCho

1.8 ± 0.4

4.2 ± 1.9

0.040*

Lip/tCho

160 ± 60

30 ± 20

0.040*

  1. Metabolite concentrations are expressed in mM
  2. Glx Sum of glutamate (Glu) and glutamine (Gln), Lip Lipids, Lip/tCho Ratio between lipids and total choline, NAA N-acetylaspartate, tCho Total choline
  3. *Indicates statistically significant values (Mann-Whitney U test)