Table 5 Minimal values of the multi-spectral optoacoustic tomography measurements (MSOT signal in AU) of the two parotid tumor entities.

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

 

Pleomorphic adenoma

Warthin tumor

p

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Tumor side

 ROI, mm3

64.15

40.80

77.70

43.94

0.226

 Depth, minimal, cm

5.51

1.88

5.42

1.96

0.457

  700 nm

 − 61.52

382.84

 − 310.26

440.67

0.082

  730 nm

 − 42.16

379.24

 − 276.95

433.67

0.091

  760 nm

 − 13.21

334.69

 − 197.11

388.89

0.120

  800 nm

 − 21.23

337.83

 − 223.84

342.79

0.083

  850 nm

14.12

277.87

 − 167.26

296.43

0.072

  900 nm

106.18

225.14

 − 34.18

449.08

0.187

 HbR

0.02

0.03

0.00

0.00

0.008

 HbO2

0.11

0.09

0.04

0.09

0.072

 HbT

0.37

0.14

0.29

0.22

0.030

 sO2

1014.91

554.26

1369.72

739.11

0.160

Contralateral side

 ROI, mm3

64.16

40.81

77.70

43.94

0.226

 Depth, minimal, cm

5.90

1.84

5.55

1.89

0.328

  700 nm

 − 242.59

351.30

 − 332.07

361.40

0.276

  730 nm

 − 215.47

356.78

 − 288.31

338.07

0.308

  760 nm

 − 179.96

334.39

 − 226.80

305.10

0.362

  800 nm

 − 172.34

311.84

 − 209.25

245.49

0.374

  850 nm

 − 146.10

281.76

 − 169.25

197.73

0.407

  900 nm

 − 115.10

251.91

 − 182.69

340.05

0.300

 HbR

0.00

0.01

0.00

0.01

0.377

 HbO2

0.02

0.02

0.00

0.00

0.007

 HbT

0.05

0.06

0.02

0.03

0.041

 sO2

0.18

0.14

0.14

0.18

0.307

Ratio

 ROI, mm3

1.00

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.123

 Depth, minimal, cm

0.95

0.16

0.98

0.09

0.296

  700 nm

 − 4.62

12.05

0.19

2.43

0.079

  730 nm

4.46

10.65

5.64

21.57

0.438

  760 nm

9.55

25.28

 − 0.40

1.86

0.076

  800 nm

4.75

8.13

 − 3.24

12.16

0.042

  850 nm

3.48

5.94

 − 1.11

8.82

0.084

  900 nm

1.74

2.09

1.81

3.52

0.476

 HbR

3.50

 

0.00

0.00

 

 HbO2

2.30

1.36

0.00

 

0.114

 HbT

1.84

1.06

0.33

0.58

0.033

 sO2

2.83

2.59

4.48

6.48

0.254

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