title: [Clinical relevance of MR spectroscopy of the heart].
abstract: MR spectroscopy is the only method that allows for the noninvasive study of cardiac metabolism in the human heart without the use of external radioactive tracers. 31P-spectroscopy allows to examine the high-energy phosphates ATP and phosphocreatine. Clinical studies with 31P-spectroscopy have focused on three areas: heart failure, valve disease and coronary artery disease. Whether MR spectroscopy will become a routine diagnostic tool in the future remains to be determined.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Universitätsklinik, Würzburg. s.neubauer@mail.uni-wuerzburg.de
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Neubauer
mesh_terms: D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism