Table 2:

Summary of the prevalence of low and high Cramer-Rao lower bounds (CRLB) for citrate detection in spectra acquired in controls with negative MR imaging results and unremarkable clinical follow-up

AllAge > 6 Months (Group A)Age < 6 Months (Group B)
Subjects (Spectra)Subjects (Spectra)Subjects (Spectra)
#CRLB < 25%39 (43)0 (0)39 (43)
#CRLB ≥ 25%430 (572)275 (359)155 (213)
Total469 (615)275 (359)194 (256)
Mean Cit CRLB240% ± 348%357% ± 394%80% ± 173%*
  • Note:—CRLB indicates Cramer-Rao lower bounds; #CLRB < 25%, number of subjects in whom CRLB for Cit was less than 25%; #CRLB ≥ 25%, number of subjects in whom CRLB for Cit was equal to or greater than 25%.

  • * P < .0001 (2-sided Student ttest) group A vs. group B.