title: Quality assessment in in vivo NMR spectroscopy: II. A protocol for quality assessment. EEC Concerted Research Project.
abstract: A protocol has been developed for quality assessment in in vivo NMR spectroscopy (MRS) on whole body and animal systems. The protocol, which has been evaluated in a series of international trials, defines procedures, objects and substances to evaluate the localisation of common slice and volume selection sequences, and to assess other relevant aspects of system performance, including: signal-to-noise; signal loss; relation between signal strength, concentration and volume; selective suppression of spectral lines; spectrometer stability.
authors.affiliation: Delft University of Technology, Physics Department, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Bovée
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Keevil
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Leach
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Podo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011786:Quality Control