Metabolite-specific NMR spectroscopy in vivo

P S Allen; R B Thompson; A H Wilman

doi:10.1002/(sici)1099-1492(199712)10:8<435::aid-nbm480>3.0.co;2-d

Metabolite-specific NMR spectroscopy in vivo

NMR Biomed. 1997 Dec;10(8):435-44. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1492(199712)10:8<435::aid-nbm480>3.0.co;2-d.

Authors

P S Allen¹, R B Thompson, A H Wilman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

PMID: 9542740
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1492(199712)10:8<435::aid-nbm480>3.0.co;2-d

Abstract

An outline is presented of metabolite-specific in vivo NMR spectroscopy (particularly in brain). It reviews from a physical spectroscopist's perspective, the need for and the methods of observation of, individual metabolite resonances.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Brain / metabolism*
Electromagnetic Fields
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods*
Models, Chemical
Sensitivity and Specificity