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. 2003 Nov;24(10):1935–1940.

Comparison of MTR measurements of three tissues in relapsing-remitting MS patients

Measurements NAWM DAWM Plaque PValues
NAWM vs. DAWM NAWM vs. Plaque DAWM vs. Plaque
Mean MTR (%) 40.7 ± 1.9 38.7 ± 1.4 33.3 ± 2.1 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001
Peak location (%) 41.5 ± 1.8 40.1 ± 1.5 35.6 ± 3.0 .0112 <.0001 <.0001
Peak height (× 10−3) 171.8 ± 33.0 165.5 ± 31.3 98.8 ± 25.7 .5484 <.0001 <.0001
MTR25 (%) 39.7 ± 2.0 37.7 ± 1.7 31.1 ± 2.6 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001
MTR50 (%) 41.4 ± 1.9 39.5 ± 1.4 34.6 ± 2.3 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001
MTR75 (%) 43.0 ± 1.8 41.2 ± 1.4 37.7 ± 2.1 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001