Lactate detection by MRS in mitochondrial encephalopathy: Optimization of technical parameters

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-8

  José Da Rocha, Antônio ^a,b,e   Túlio Braga, Flávio ^a,b   Carlos Martins Maia Júnior, Antonio ^a,c   Jorge Da Silva, Carlos ^a,b   Toyama, Carlos ^d   Pereira Pinto Gama, Hugo ^a,b   Kok, Fernando ^a,c   Rodrigues Gomes, Hélio ^a,c  

^a Fleury   (Brazil)

^b FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS MÉDICAS DA SANTA CASA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e Section of Cerebrospinal Fluid ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Lactate; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Mitochondrial disorders

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; LACTIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN METABOLISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; KEARNS SAYRE SYNDROME; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; MALE; MELAS SYNDROME; MITOCHONDRIAL ENCEPHALOPATHY; MYOPATHY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX DEFICIENCY; REVIEW;

BRAIN DISEASES, METABOLIC, INBORN; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MITOCHONDRIAL ENCEPHALOMYOPATHIES;

EID: 38049016008     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: 15526569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2007.00205.x     Document Type: Review

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