Quantitation of normal metabolite concentrations in six brain regions by in-vivo 1H-MR spectroscopy

Journal of Medical Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 154-163

  Minati, Ludovico ^a   Aquino, Domenico ^a   Bruzzone, Maria Grazia ^a   Erbetta, Alessandra ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain metabolites; magnetic resonance spectroscopy; normal concentrations; quantitation

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; CREATINE; INOSITOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CEREBELLUM; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; PARIETAL LOBE; PONS; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TEMPORAL LOBE; THALAMUS; TISSUE WATER; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 77955895737     PISSN: 09716203     EISSN: 19983913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6203.62128     Document Type: Article

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