MAGNETIZATION-TRANSFER AFFECTS THE PROTON CREATINE PHOSPHOCREATINE SIGNAL INTENSITY - IN-VIVO DEMONSTRATION IN THE RAT-BRAIN

被引:47
作者
DREHER, W
NORRIS, DG
LEIBFRITZ, D
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关键词
PROTON NMR SPECTROSCOPY; MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER; CREATINE; BRAIN;
D O I
10.1002/mrm.1910310114
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R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
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1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
The effect of off-resonance preirradiation on proton spectra acquired from the healthy rat brain at 4.7 T is examined using a PRESS sequence. The creatine/phosphocreatine (Cr/PCr) signal at 3.0 ppm decreases in signal intensity for offset frequencies between +/-10 kHz. This cannot be explained by RF bleedover, but is attributed to magnetization transfer between two pools of Cr/PCr, one with a long T-2 relaxation time giving the observed NMR signal, the other corresponding to a broad resonance line being completely or partially saturated by off-resonance preirradiation. Possible interpretations of these results are discussed.
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