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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Mar 13.
Published in final edited form as: Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2006;20(2):77–85. doi: 10.1097/01.wad.0000213809.12553.fc

TABLE 5.

Comparison of Literature Values of Classification Between AD and CN Using MRSI or SV MRS

Classification (%)
Authors Overall Classification Sensitivity Specificity Metabolites (Brain Lobe) MRS Method
Fernandez et al, 200565 90 (n=20) 90 90 mI/NAA (Temporo-parietal) SV M RSTE=35ms
Schuff et al, 200210 83 (n=110) 84 83 NAA (Medial temporal) MRSI TE=135 ms
Dixon et al, 200266 68–70 (n=25) NA NA NAA (Hippocampus) SV MRS TE=90ms
Kantarci et al, 200267 NA (n=83) 82 80 NAA/mI (Posterior cingulate) SV MRS TE=30ms
Antuono et al, 200168 80 (n=30) NA NA mI/Cr+NAA/Cr (Posterior cingulate) SV MRS TE=68ms
Mackay et al, 199647 82 (n=20) 100 73 NAA/Cho (Posterior mesial) PRESS MRSI TE=272 ms
Shonk et al, 199524 NA (n=97) 83 98 NAA/mI (Occipital) SV MRS TE=30ms