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Key concepts in MR spectroscopy and practical approaches to gaining biochemical information in children

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Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) provides independent biochemical information and has become an invaluable adjunct to MRI and other imaging modalities. This review introduces key concepts and presents basic methodological steps regarding the acquisition and the interpretation of proton MRS. We review major brain metabolites and discuss MRS dependence on age, location, echo time and field strength.

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    Loukas G. Astrakas

  2. Radiology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece

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Astrakas, L.G., Argyropoulou, M.I. Key concepts in MR spectroscopy and practical approaches to gaining biochemical information in children. Pediatr Radiol 46, 941–951 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-014-3204-9

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