Table 1. Peak Area Ratios of Various Metabolite Indices Measured by Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (1H-MRS).
Index | Peak Area Ratio | Frequency |
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Total lipid | (-CH2-)n/water | 1.3/4.7 ppm |
Total saturated fatty acid | 3(-CH2-)/2(-CH3) | 1.3/0.9 ppm |
Total unsaturated fatty acid | 3(-CH2-C = C-CH2-)/4(-CH3) | 2.0/0.9 ppm |
Total unsaturated bond | 3(-CH = CH-)/2(-CH3) | 5.3/0.9 ppm |
Polyunsaturated bond | 3 (= C-CH2-C =) /2(-CH3) | 2.8/0.9 ppm |