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Table 2 Comparison of the multi-spectral optoacoustic tomography measurements (MSOT signal in AU) of pleomorphic adenomas and the normal contralateral parotid gland.

From: Multispectral optoacoustic tomography of benign parotid tumors in vivo: a prospective observational pilot study

	Tumor side		Contralateral side		p
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	p
ROI, mm³	64.15	40.80	64.16	40.81	0.343
Depth, minimal, cm	5.51	1.88	5.90	1.84	0.343
Mean AU values
700 nm	400.35	126.11	262.73	30.22	0.008
730 nm	382.13	128.96	254.03	30.57	0.010
760 nm	394.81	124.13	255.42	34.78	0.005
800 nm	346.17	111.06	235.87	26.52	0.010
850 nm	354.27	112.93	242.12	28.45	0.010
900 nm	565.69	241.60	366.76	160.30	0.001
HbR	0.18	0.07	0.12	0.02	0.020
HbO₂	0.29	0.12	0.19	0.07	0.001
HbT	0.47	0.14	0.31	0.06	0.003
sO₂	0.62	0.11	0.60	0.10	0.350
Minimal AU values
700 nm	− 61.52	382.84	− 242.59	351.30	0.049
730 nm	− 42.16	379.24	− 215.47	356.78	0.055
760 nm	− 13.21	334.69	− 179.96	334.39	0.054
800 nm	− 21.23	337.83	− 172.34	311.84	0.072
850 nm	14.12	277.87	− 146.10	281.76	0.036
900 nm	106.18	225.14	− 115.10	251.91	0.008
HbR	0.02	0.03	0.00	0.01	0.033
HbO₂	0.07	0.05	0.02	0.02	0.005
HbT	0.11	0.09	0.05	0.06	0.014
sO₂	0.37	0.14	0.18	0.14	< 0.0001
Maximal values
700 nm	1014.91	554.26	883.31	492.03	0.187
730 nm	925.72	542.10	840.67	513.57	0.252
760 nm	906.69	495.77	838.73	502.56	0.275
800 nm	784.83	465.09	800.96	482.77	0.439
850 nm	776.88	430.63	797.03	449.77	0.420
900 nm	1144.68	574.99	1097.48	670.48	0.369
HbR	0.49	0.31	0.42	0.24	0.185
HbO₂	0.62	0.28	1.11	0.44	0.007
HbT	1.00	0.51	0.98	0.55	0.442
sO₂	0.90	0.11	0.98	0.04	0.023

AU arbitrary unit, SD standard deviation, ROI region of interest HbR deoxygenated hemoglobin, HBO₂ oxygenated hemoglobin, HbT total hemoglobin, sO₂ oxygen saturation.
Significant values are in bold.

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