Table 9 Summary of the detected metabolite peaks within the different ovarian lesions
From: Functional MRI in the pre-operative assessment of GI-RADS 3, 4, and 5 ovarian masses
CHO | NAA | Mean Cho/ Cr | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cyst | Solid | |||
Benign (n = 16) | ||||
Mucinous cystadenoma (n = 1) | + | + | 0.47 | − |
Serous cystadenoma (n = 6) | + | + | 0.34 | − |
Broad ligament fibroid (n = 2) | − | − | - | 1.5 |
Abscess (n = 7) | + | + | 0.75 | − |
Borderline (n = 2) (1 serous, 1 mucinous) | + | + | 0.45 | − |
Malignant (n = 22) | ||||
Serous cystadenocarcinoma (n = 10) | ++ | + | − | 1.56 |
Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma (n = 6) | ++ | + | 2.2 | |
Dysgerminoma (n = 2) | + | + | − | 1.8 |
Brenner’s tumor (n = 2) | + | + | − | 2 |
Granulosa cell tumor (n = 2) | + | + | − | 2.2 |