title: Localized 7Li MR spectroscopy and spin relaxation in rat brain in vivo.
abstract: Localized 7Li MR point-resolved spectroscopy (PRESS) was developed as a technique to measure lithium (Li) concentration in rat brain in vivo. Localized 7Li spectra could be obtained at 4.7 T in a 0.7-ml voxel in rat brain over the entire therapeutic range of serum Li for humans. Localized 7Li spin-lattice (T1) and spin-spin (T2) relaxation times were measured. Measured intensities were corrected for spin relaxation effects and 7Li MR visibility in vivo. The average T1 was 3.3 +/- 0.9 sec, and the average T2 was 82 +/- 20 ms. Neither T1 nor T2 correlated with brain concentration. No statistically significant change was found in either T1 or T2 from approximately 7-17 days of Li dosing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. rakomoroski@uams.edu
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Komoroski
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pearce
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D008094:Lithium / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D008094:Lithium