Abstract
31-Phosphorus (31P) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy of fetal brain in utero was obtained entirely noninvasively in rat utilizing image selected in vivo spectroscopy (ISIS). The results were in excellent agreement with the data obtained using the surface coil method in the late stage fetus, namely, high phosphomonoester (PME), low phosphocreatine (PCr), and high intracellular pH. Localized spectroscopy provides unprecedented opportunities for the investigation of fetal brain metabolism in utero.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 122-124 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Magnetic Resonance in Medicine |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 1993 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology