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Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 5 Comparison of myo-inositol and alanine peaks on MRS between meningiomas and schwannomas

From: Additional diagnostic role of MRI spectroscopy, diffusion and susceptibility imaging in differentiation of CPA masses: our experience with emphasis on schwannomas and meningiomas

 

Diagnosis

χ2

MCp

 

Schwannoma

(n = 12)

Meningioma

(n = 7)

 

No.

%

No.

%

Myo-inositol peak

12

100.0

1

14.3

25.622*

<0.001*

Alanine peak

0

0.0

6

85.7

17.925*

<0.001*

  1. χ2: chi-square test, MC Monte Carlo
  2. p: p value for association between different categories
  3. *Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05
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