Optimization of metabolite detection by quantum mechanics simulations in magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 529, Issue , 2017, Pages 65-78

  Gambarota, Giulio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Density matrix; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Metabolites; Quantum mechanics simulations; Strongly coupled spin systems

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; DENSITY GRADIENT; DENSITY MATRIX SIMULATION; IN VIVO STUDY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; METABOLITE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; HUMAN; METABOLOME; METABOLOMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROCEDURES; QUANTUM THEORY;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METABOLOME; METABOLOMICS; QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 84994719657     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2016.08.019     Document Type: Article

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