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Table 1 Physiological properties of normal breast and malignant tumors (12 subjects, aged 30–39 years)

From: Imaging in breast cancer: Diffuse optics in breast cancer: detecting tumors in pre-menopausal women and monitoring neoadjuvant chemotherapy

 

Normal

TPEAK

P

Parameter

Mean

Median

Mean

Median

Wilcoxin

ctHHb

6.73 ± 2.08

6.57

15.3 ± 8.16

12.6

0.005

ctO2Hb

18.6 ± 6.9

18.9

33.3 ± 12.0

32.9

0.002

%Lipid

55.5 ± 8.7

54.9

30.6 ± 13.7

24.2

0.0003

%H2O

27.5 ± 12.1

25.4

49.9 ± 25.4

44.2

0.014

Scatter power

0.800 ± 0.362

0.830

1.17 ± 0.503

1.22

0.065

  1. ctHHb, deoxygenated hemoglobin concentration; ctO2Hb, oxygenated hemoglobin concentration; TPEAK, peak tumor values.
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Breast Cancer Research

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