Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ( 1 H MRS) has the potential to provide a noninvasive assessment of hepatic lipid composition. The spectral resolution of in vivo clinical MR data is currently limited by the magnetic field strengths available and by motion artifact. Therefore, interpretation o
In vivo proton nuclear magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy studies of halocarbon-induced liver damage
โ Scribed by Manfred Brauer; Rheal A. Towner; Ian Renaud; Edward G. Janzen; David L. Foxall
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 694 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0740-3194
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โฆ Synopsis
Proton magnetic resonance imaging and localized NMR spectroscopy were used to study the rat liver in situ. Respiratory gating was used in both the imaging and the localized spectroscopy studies to control for the movement of the upper abdomen of the rat during breathing. After administration of carbon tetrachloride, bromotrichloromethane, or halothane, localized regions of high proton signal intensity were observed in the NMR images of the liver. Localized (VOSY) proton NMR spectra from within these regions indicated that the increase in a signal intensity was due to a longer Tz relaxation time for the water resonance, indicating acute edema in the region of tissue damage. o 1989 Academic Press, Inc.
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