Automated spectral analysis III: application to in vivo proton MR spectroscopy and spectroscopic imaging.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
An automated method for analysis of in vivo proton magnetic resonance (MR) spectra and reconstruction of metabolite distributions from MR spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) data is described. A parametric spectral model using acquisition specific, a priori information is combined with a wavelet-based, nonparametric characterization of baseline signals. For image reconstruction, the initial fit estimates were additionally modified according to a priori spatial constraints. The automated fitting procedure was applied to four different examples of MRS data obtained at 1.5 T and 4.1 T. For analysis of major metabolites at medium TE values, the method was shown to perform reliably even in the presence of large baseline signals and relatively poor signal-to-noise ratios typical of in vivo proton MRSI. Identification of additional metabolites was also demonstrated for short TE data. Automated formation of metabolite images will greatly facilitate and expand the clinical applications of MR spectroscopic imaging.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Soher, BJ; Young, K; Govindaraju, V; Maudsley, AA
Published Date
- December 1998
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 40 / 6
Start / End Page
- 822 - 831
PubMed ID
- 9840826
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0740-3194
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1002/mrm.1910400607
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States