title: Identification of fetal cerebral lactate using magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
abstract: Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy has the potential to evaluate the cerebral metabolic status in the at-risk fetus. Cerebral lactate, a marker for hypoxia, has been identified by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the brain of fetal animals subject to hypoxic conditions, but not in the human fetus. We report a case of a fetus with gastroschesis with elevated cerebral lactate on proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Adam J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Wolfberg
authors.forename: Julian N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mulkern
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rybicki
authors.forename: Adre J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Du Plessis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001921:Brain / Q000196:embryology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000378:metabolism*; D020139:Gastroschisis / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D019344:Lactic Acid