High-field proton MRS of human brain

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 146-153

  Di Costanzo, Alfonso ^a   Trojsi, F ^a   Tosetti, M ^b   Giannatempo, G M ^c   Nemore, F ^c   Piccirillo, M ^a   Bonavita, S ^a   Tedeschi, G ^a   Scarabino, T ^c  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebral metabolites; High magnetic field; Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DIAGNOSIS; EDDY CURRENTS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MEDICAL IMAGING; METABOLITES; NEUROLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

CEREBRAL METABOLITES;

BRAIN;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMINO ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; CHOLINE; CREATINE; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; INOSITOL; INOSITOL DERIVATIVE; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID; N ACETYLASPARTYLGLUTAMIC ACID; SCYLLO INOSITOL; TAURINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN REGION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISPERSION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; MEASUREMENT; METABOLITE; MODULATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RADIOFREQUENCY; SAFETY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 0242552284     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2003.08.009     Document Type: Article

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