Absolute quantitation of short TE brain 1H-MR spectra and spectroscopic imaging data

• Published in: Journal of computer assisted tomography Vol. 17; no. 2; p. 191
• Main Authors: Alger, J R, Symko, S C, Bizzi, A, Posse, S, DesPres, D J, Armstrong, M R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.1993
• Subjects: Acetylation; Animals; Body Water - chemistry; Body Water - metabolism; Brain - anatomy & histology; Brain - metabolism; Brain Chemistry; Cats; Choline - analysis; Choline - metabolism; Creatine - analysis; Creatine - metabolism; Humans; Hydrogen; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy - methods; Models, Biological; Models, Structural; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted

A method for determining the concentrations of the materials that produce the well-resolved singlet signals in short TE brain 1H MR spectroscopic examinations is presented. Concentration determination is achieved by a water-referencing procedure. The ratios of the areas of the choline, total creatin...