Abstract
The signal-intensity loss from anomalous J-modulation effects due to chemical-shift displacement was investigated on amino acid groups (alanine, valine, leucine, and isoleucine) at 3T by using point-resolved 1H spectroscopy in patients with brain abscess and phantom experiments. With a larger chemical shift between methyl and methine resonances, alanine shows a greater effect of signal-intensity cancellation compared with other amino acids around 0.9 ppm, resulting in noninverted doublets at a TE of 144 ms.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1644-1648 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | American Journal of Neuroradiology |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 10 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |