Table 6 Maximal 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

1014.91

554.26

1369.72

739.11

0.160

  730 nm

925.72

542.10

1286.58

721.22

0.107

  760 nm

906.69

495.77

1251.22

632.84

0.098

  800 nm

784.83

465.09

1125.61

529.38

0.083

  850 nm

776.88

430.63

1101.35

408.01

0.058

  900 nm

1144.68

574.99

1890.89

958.73

0.037

 HbR

0.49

0.31

0.64

0.43

0.020

 HbO2

0.62

0.28

1.05

0.46

0.183

 HbT

1.00

0.51

1.50

0.61

0.007

 sO2

0.90

0.11

0.99

0.02

0.006

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

883.31

492.03

1000.43

532.08

0.295

  730 nm

840.67

513.57

966.49

501.59

0.277

  760 nm

838.73

502.56

945.89

439.95

0.292

  800 nm

800.96

482.77

879.98

411.70

0.335

  850 nm

797.03

449.77

906.05

433.61

0.278

  900 nm

1097.48

670.48

1675.33

1446.20

0.127

 HbR

0.42

0.24

0.47

0.29

0.337

 HbO2

0.63

0.34

0.91

0.81

0.160

 HbT

0.98

0.55

1.27

0.76

0.165

 sO2

0.98

0.04

0.98

0.06

0.448

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

1.32

0.53

1.43

0.40

0.278

  730 nm

1.27

0.51

1.39

0.39

0.267

  760 nm

1.23

0.47

1.37

0.34

0.209

  800 nm

1.09

0.38

1.35

0.39

0.059

  850 nm

1.08

0.38

1.34

0.44

0.074

  900 nm

1.18

0.43

1.37

0.54

0.185

 HbR

1.29

0.53

1.43

0.47

0.248

 HbO2

1.11

0.44

1.49

0.67

0.064

 HbT

1.14

0.41

1.33

0.45

0.153

 sO2

0.92

0.11

1.01

0.05

0.006

  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.