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