Clinical 1 H magnetic resonance spectroscopy of brain metastases at 1.5T and 3T

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 501-508

  Sjobakk T E ^a   Lundgren, S ^b   Kristoffersen, A ^b   Singstad, T ^b   Svarliaunet, A J ^b   Sonnewald, U ^b   Gribbestad, I S ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brain metastasis; Proton MRS; Resolution; Signal to noise ratio; Single voxel

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPECTROSCOPY;

BRAIN METASTASIS; PROTON MRS; RESOLUTION; SINGLE VOXEL;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

ASPARTIC ACID; CHOLINE; CREATINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID; N-ACETYLASPARTATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

ADULT; ASPARTIC ACID; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHOLINE; CREATINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING;

EID: 33745003229     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850600644808     Document Type: Article

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