TY - JOUR
T1 - The fetus at term
T2 - In utero volume-selected proton MR spectroscopy with a breath-hold technique - A feasibility study
AU - Fenton, B. W.
AU - Lin, C. S.
AU - Macedonia, C.
AU - Schellinger, D.
AU - Ascher, S.
PY - 2001/1/1
Y1 - 2001/1/1
N2 - In three healthy gravidas at 38 and 39 weeks gestation, fetal MR spectroscopy was performed with a breath-hold technique by using the following pulse sequences: single voxel point-resolved spectroscopy, or PRESS, for liver and heart studies and stimulated-echo acquisition mode, or STEAM, for brain studies. Signal peaks of lipid from heart and liver were detected, as were the signal peaks of choline, creatine, and N-acetylaspartate from fetal brain. Findings demonstrated the feasibility of performing proton MR spectroscopy to assess mobile fetal structures.
AB - In three healthy gravidas at 38 and 39 weeks gestation, fetal MR spectroscopy was performed with a breath-hold technique by using the following pulse sequences: single voxel point-resolved spectroscopy, or PRESS, for liver and heart studies and stimulated-echo acquisition mode, or STEAM, for brain studies. Signal peaks of lipid from heart and liver were detected, as were the signal peaks of choline, creatine, and N-acetylaspartate from fetal brain. Findings demonstrated the feasibility of performing proton MR spectroscopy to assess mobile fetal structures.
KW - Fetus, MR, 856.12145
KW - Magnetic resonance (MR), Spectroscopy, 856.12145
KW - Pregnancy, MR, 856.12145
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U2 - 10.1148/radiology.219.2.r01ma29563
DO - 10.1148/radiology.219.2.r01ma29563
M3 - Article
C2 - 11323489
AN - SCOPUS:0035063891
SN - 0033-8419
VL - 219
SP - 563
EP - 566
JO - Radiology
JF - Radiology
IS - 2
ER -