title: The application of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to assess viability in stored tissues and organs.
abstract: The use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to assess metabolic viability in organ preservation is discussed. A brief coverage of the physical principles involved and the biochemical information available from NMR spectroscopy is given. We also present the advantages and disadvantages of the method and outline the future possibilities of the technique in relation to organ preservation.
authors.affiliation: Academic Department of Surgery, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Fuller
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Busza
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D009926:Organ Preservation