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Detecting natural abundance carbon signal of NAA metabolite within 12-cm3 localized volume of human brain using 1H-[13C] NMR spectroscopy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9702699     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
NMR spectroscopy has been applied extensively to study metabolism noninvasively in the human brain and other tissues. However, it usually suffers from poor signal-to-noise ratio due to low NMR sensitivity and low metabolite concentrations. In this study, the technique of proton-observe-carbon-edited (POCE) NMR spectroscopy combined with a single-shot localization sequence was used to detect the natural abundance carbon signal of the amino acid N-acetyl aspartate from a 12-cm3 localized volume in the occipital lobe of humans at 4 T. The results suggest that NMR spectroscopy is sensitive enough to detect signals from low concentration metabolites (< 60 nmol/g) from small volumes in the human brain within several minutes of data acquisition. This reveals that in vivo NMR spectroscopy is a promising technique for detecting small metabolite changes and low traces of 13C isotopic labeling for dynamic metabolism studies aimed at investigating physiological and pathological questions.
Authors:
W Chen; G Adriany; X H Zhu; R Gruetter; K Ugurbil
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Magnetic resonance in medicine : official journal of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine / Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine     Volume:  40     ISSN:  0740-3194     ISO Abbreviation:  Magn Reson Med     Publication Date:  1998 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-11-24     Completed Date:  1998-11-24     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8505245     Medline TA:  Magn Reson Med     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  180-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Radiology Department, University of Minnesota, School of Medicine, Minneapolis 55455, USA. wei@geronimo.drad.umn.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aspartic Acid / analogs & derivatives*,  metabolism
Brain / metabolism*
Carbon / metabolism*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / instrumentation*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
RR08079/RR/NCRR NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
56-84-8/Aspartic Acid; 7440-44-0/Carbon; 997-55-7/N-acetylaspartate

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