Table 1:
Measured concentration (mmol/kg) of the 5 quantified metabolites for a test-retest involving three subjects, referenced to an assumed creatine concentration of 8.00 mmol/kg. Subjects were scanned twice within the same session, then removed from the scanner and repositioned. Values reported are the means (± standard deviation) over the two intra-session scans.
Metabolite | Test-retest Volunteer 1 | Test-retest Volunteer 2 | Test-retest Volunteer 3 | |||
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Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 1 | Session 2 | |
tCho | 2.77 ± 0.07 | 2.90 ± 0.14 | 3.42 ± 0.53 | 2.89 ± 0.01 | 2.80 ± 0.10 | 2.48 ± 0.08 |
GSH | 1.88 ± 0.04 | 1.96 ± 0.07 | 0.67 ± 0.27 | 1.10 ± 0.20 | 1.84 ± 0.06 | 1.74 ± 0.01 |
Glx | 9.66 ± 0.51 | 10.96 ± 0.25 | 13.03 ± 1.48 | 11.16 ± 0.80 | 11.45 ± 0.89 | 11.47 ± 1.96 |
NAA | 10.38 ± 0.25 | 10.57 ± 0.31 | 10.29 ± 1.25 | 10.02 ± 0.00 | 10.60 ± 0.60 | 9.47 ± 0.22 |
ml | 3.55 ± 0.55 | 3.71 ± 0.14 | 6.21 ± 0.58 | 5.42 ± 0.11 | 5.84 ± 0.55 | 4.99 ± 0.17 |