Document Type

Article

Disciplines

Life Sciences | Molecular Biology | Structural Biology

Abstract

Using MRS imaging and singular value decomposition (SVD), Manganas et al. (Science 318, 980,2007) reported a nuclear magnetic resonance diagnostic for neural progenitor cells. Characteristics of MRS experiments are known to be problematic for SVD-based methods. Absent detection using alternate methods of spectrum analysis or controls to quantify the false discovery rate, little significance can be attached to their result.

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Published in final edited form as:
Science. 2008 August 1; 321(5889): 640. doi:10.1126/science.1153058.

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