In Vivo Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

In Vivo Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

In vivo (that is 'in the living organism') magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) is a specialised technique associated with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), also known as nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, is a non-invasive analytical technique that has been used to study metabolic changes in brain tumors, strokes, seizure disorders, Alzheimer's disease, depression and other diseases affecting the brain. It has also been used to study the metabolism of other organs such as muscles. In the case of muscles, NMR is used to measure the intramyocellular lipid content (IMCL).

Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) is an analytical technique that can be used to complement the more common Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in the characterization of tissue. Both techniques use signals from hydrogen protons (1H), however MRI uses the information to create 2-dimensional images of the brain, and MRS uses 1H signals to determine the relative concentrations of target brain metabolites.

Read more about In Vivo Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy:  History, Data Acquisition, Uses, Example, Applications of MRS

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