Table 2 |
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Tissue optical indices of normal breast and malignant tumors (12 subjects, aged 30–39 years) |
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Normal |
TPEAK |
P |
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Parameter |
Mean |
Median |
Mean |
Median |
Wilcoxin |
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stO2 |
70.7 ± 7.04 |
69.4 |
68.4 ± 8.46 |
71.3 |
0.57 |
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ctTHb |
25.3 ± 8.3 |
25.1 |
48.5 ± 18.2 |
43.3 |
0.0009 |
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TOI |
3.84 ± 2.56 |
3.49 |
36.3 ± 47.5 |
24.9 |
0.0007 |
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ctTHb, total tissue hemoglobin concentration (ctO2Hb + ctHHb); stO2, tissue hemoglobin oxygenation saturation (ctO2Hb/ctTHb); TOI, tissue optical index (ctHHb × ctH2O/%lipids); TPEAK, peak tumor values. |
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Tromberg et al. Breast Cancer Research 2005 7:279 doi:10.1186/bcr1358 |
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