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Localized spectroscopy of the human heart offers a unique tool to study the biochemistry of the human myocardium in a non invasive and non destructive way. The technique has progressed steadily, using both advanced processing and data acquisition schemes to improve the reliability of the methodology. In spite of this progress, 31P cardiac spectroscopy is still in the clinical research phase. If and when it will progress into routine clinical practice is unclear. More technique development (coil sensitivity, motion compensation, prior knowledge) and standardization will be required before this technique has matured in a diagnostic tool. In the mean time, as a research tool, localized spectroscopy of the human heart will remain a unique window to study cardiac metabolism.
The author would like to acknowledge Jan den Hollander, Rolf Lamerichs, Biek Oosterwaal, Ron de Beer, Dik van Ormondt, Abert de Roos and Joost Doornbos for their contributions to the results described in this article.
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Luyten, P.R. (1995). Spectroscopy of the human heart: techniques, limitations and opportunities. In: Van Der Wall, E.E., Marwick, T.H., Reiber, J.H.C. (eds) Advances in Imaging Techniques in Ischemic Heart Disease. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 171. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0365-7_6
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