Clinical 1H MRS in childhood neurometabolic diseases - part 2: MRS signatures
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Early Pathological and Magnetic Resonance Detection of Cerebral Injury Using a Rat Model of Neonatal Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
Published on: October 28, 2022
Matthew T Whitehead1,2,3, Lillian M Lai4,5, Stefan Blüml4,5
1Department of Neuroradiology, Children's National Hospital, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20010, USA. MWhitehe@childrensnational.org.
Abstract:
Proton MRS of the brain provides the ability to gather direct information regarding the metabolic status of the brain at the time of MRI. Although selective vulnerability of brain tissue may yield distinct imaging patterns in neurometabolic disorders, it is not uncommon for the brain MRI to be normal, nonspecific, or show ambiguous abnormalities among several possible diagnoses, metabolic, or otherwise. This review highlights childhood neurometabolic diseases in which 1H MRS may show diagnostic or suggestive metabolic profiles without complicated acquisition or postprocessing techniques.
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