title: Rapid 31P spectroscopy on a 4-T whole-body system.
abstract: Initial 31P spectroscopy results from a 4-T whole-body system are reported. Localized spectra from the human head, liver, and calf were obtained using DRESS, slice-interleaved DRESS, and volume 3DFT spectroscopic imaging techniques. Substantial reductions in data acquisition times to 10 s-4 min were achieved relative to previous similar experiments at 1.5 T. Some gain in spectral resolution (as measured in ppm) was also realized in the head.
authors.affiliation: GE Corporate Research and Development, Schenectady, New York 12301.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hardy
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Bottomley
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Roemer
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Redington
mesh_terms: D006257:Head / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods