MR spectroscopy of Alzheimer disease.
Spectroscopy is a technique that permits noninvasive evaluation of biological metabolites. Used with magnetic resonance imaging, spectroscopy can measure metabolites associated with Alzheimer disease. Researchers are trying to find a distinct connection between the disease and certain metabolites so that an accurate diagnosis can be made during a patient's life. Speculation arises as chemical metabolites present in patients with Alzheimer disease also correlate with other dementia diseases. At present, in vitro and in vivo spectroscopy studies are assessing a baseline for an accurate diagnosis.
Department of Radiologic Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences/School of Medicine, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, USA.
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D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000032:analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
D010743:Phospholipids