In vivo 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy of amniotic fluid and fetal lung at 1.5 T: Technical challenges

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1033-1038

  Kim, Dong Hyun ^a   Vahidi, Kiarash ^b   Caughey, Aaron B ^b   Coakley, Fergus V ^b   Vigneron, Daniel B ^b   Kurhanewicz, John ^b   Mow, Ben ^b   Joe, Bonnie N ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid spectroscopy; Fetal imaging; Fetal lung spectroscopy; Lung maturity; Respiratory distress syndrome

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; LACTIC ACID;

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS LUNG; FETUS LUNG MATURITY; GASTROSCHISIS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 53549111616     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21528     Document Type: Article

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