TABLE 2:
Metabolite ratios
| Region | NAA/Cr |
Cho/Cr |
NAA/Cho |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | TBI | Control | TBI | Control | TBI | |
| 5 | 1.41 (0.23) | 1.41 (0.27) | 0.66 (0.07) | 0.73 (0.08)* | 2.17 (0.37) | 1.94 (0.41) |
| 10 | 1.75 (0.19) | 1.67 (0.14) | 0.72 (0.10) | 0.77 (0.10) | 2.47 (0.41) | 2.21 (0.24)* |
| 12 | 1.72 (0.19) | 1.60 (0.11) | 0.70 (0.11) | 0.78 (0.15) | 2.48 (0.38) | 2.11 (0.38)* |
| 13 | 1.57 (0.23) | 1.53 (0.23) | 0.55 (0.06) | 0.63 (0.09)* | 2.89 (0.60) | 2.50 (0.51) |
| 16 | 1.85 (0.16) | 1.72 (0.12)* | 0.86 (0.12) | 0.80 (0.11) | 2.19 (0.30) | 2.18 (0.37) |
| 19 | 1.86 (0.17) | 1.70 (0.12)* | 0.90 (0.11) | 0.86 (0.10) | 2.10 (0.27) | 2.00 (0.21) |
| 20 | 1.84 (0.17) | 1.73 (0.14) | 0.70 (0.09) | 0.74 (0.12) | 2.67 (0.35) | 2.37 (0.33)* |
| 21 | 1.71 (0.18) | 1.62 (0.13) | 0.56 (0.09) | 0.60 (0.07) | 3.11 (0.47) | 2.74 (0.43)* |
Note.—Data are the mean (SD) and were obtained from eight regions across three contiguous MRSI sections of 15-mm thickness.
*
P < .05