Table 2:

A comparison of average values (mean [SD]) of FWHM and SNR of prominent metabolites for the HISE and PRESS SVS scans among all casesa

MetaboliteFWHMP ValueSNRP Value
HISEPRESSHISEPRESS
tNAA10.92 (SD, 2.59)14.12 (SD, 3.62).001b14.61 (SD, 7.66)9.53 (SD, 5.48).001b
Cr10.87 (SD, 3.31)11.75 (SD, 4.72).45520.02 (SD, 14.06)9.44 (SD, 6.12).000c
tCho12.07 (SD, 2.74)12.74 (SD, 3.45).21563.23 (SD, 43.32)29.72 (SD, 19.19).000c

  • ↵a The P value shown is for the paired t test performed between HISE and PRESS.

  • ↵b P < .01.

  • ↵c P < .001.