Differentiation between different tumor types
| Ana. Astrocytoma/Astrocytoma | Pilocytic Astrocytoma | Ana. Ependymoma/Ependymoma | Choroid PlexusPapilloma | Choroid PlexusCarcioma | Pineal Germinoma | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medulloblastoma | ↑[Tau]/[Cr]***** | ↑[Tau]**** | ↑[Tau]/[Cr]**** | ↑[tCho]**** | ↑[Glx]*** | ↑[tCho]**** |
| ↑[Tau]**** | ↓[NAA]/[tCho]**** | ↑[Tau]**** | [↑[Lac]** | ↑[Cr]** | ↓[Glx]/[tCho]**** | |
| ↑[Gua]**** | ↑[Tau]/[Cr]**** | ↑[Tau]/[tCho]** | ↑[Tau]** | ↑[Tau]** | ↑[Tau]* | |
| Ana. Astro./Astrocytoma | ↑[Gln]/[Cr]*** | ↑[NAA]* | ↑[Cr]** | ↑[Cr]** | ↓[Glu]/[Cr]* | |
| ↑[Cr]/[tCho]*** | ↓[Gua]/[Cr]* | ↓[Glu]/[Cr]** | ↑[Glx]** | ↓[Gua]/[Cr]* | ||
| ↑[Cr]** | ↓LipMM09* | ↓[Gln]* | ↓[Gua]* | ↓[Gua]* | ||
| Pilocytic Astrocytoma | [NAA]/[tCho]***** | ↑[Lac]*** | ↑[NAA]/[tCho]***** | ↑[Gln]/[Cr]*** | ||
| ↑[NAA]***** | ↑[Gln]** | ↑[NAA]***** | ↑[Glc]/[Cr]*** | |||
| ↑[Gln]/[Cr]*** | ↑LipMM09** | ↑[Glx]** | ↑[tCho]/[Cr]** | |||
| Ana. Epend./Ependymoma | ↓[Glu]/[Cr]** | ↑[Cr]/[tCho]** | ↑[Glu//[tCho]* | |||
| ↑[Gln]* | ↑[mI]* | ↓[Glu]/[Cr]* | ||||
| ↑LipMM09* | ↑[Glx]* | ↑[mI]* | ||||
| Choroid | ↑[mI]* | ↓[Glx]/[tCho]* | ||||
| Plexus | ↑[tCho]* | ↓[Glx]* | ||||
| Papilloma | ↑[NAA]/[Cr]* | ↑[NAA]/[Cr]* | ||||
| Choroid Plexus Carcinoma | ↓[Glu]/[tCho]** | |||||
| ↓[Glx]** | ||||||
| ↓[Cr]/[tCho]* | ||||||
* P < .01,
** P < .001,
*** P < .0001,
**** P < .00001,
***** P < .000001.