Predictive Role of Urinary Metabolic Profile for Abnormal MRI Score in Preterm Neonates

Figure 1

Mean spectra of metabolites in patients with and without a moderately/severely abnormal cGM MRI score (total cGM score ≥ 2) at 2 days (a) and 10 days (b) after birth. Horizontal axis shows ppm. Chemical shifts of relevant signals in ppm: leucine 0.95 and 0.97, threonine 1.33, lactate 1.41, acetate 2.08, citrate 2.89, carnitine 3.22, and glycine 3.72. 0 = normal or mildly abnormal GM score; 1 = moderately-severely abnormal cGM score.

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