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hronic pain [1,2,conditions but A), the major in
mation about patroscopic imagingI protocol based h is in almost thebution of Gln an
he combination o
ods Sixteen healthy
cal Solutions, Erant short TE (TEsment of within-ducibility. Initial
meters were usedlices of outer vog, eight TEs wersingle average fStandard post p
odel [6]. Metaboified using the wre 1). The concen-week reprodu
ts and Discussio Representative similar for the twe 1). As expectedOverall, COV for0% for CC excepTEavg there wasment of short-tear performance o
ence sew A, NeuroImagris RE, Arthritis Rhdam DM, Am J GaSY, MRM, 2008
d R, MRM, 2004 vencher SW, MRM
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ortex (CC) in th,3]. As the majoalso as a mechanhibitory neurotthological mechg (MRSI) methoon the PEPSI s
e same spectral rnd in turn enhanof Glu and Gln (G
subjects (7 malrlangen, GermanE30) and (2) TEday reproducibily, a high-solutio: sagital PEPSI
olume lipid supprre used from 35for automatic phaprocessing was polite concentratiowater-scaling mcentrations and ucibility of TE30
on maps of metabwo protocols exd, smaller CRLBr TE30 were lesspt for Gln (~20%as no obvious derm and long-teron Glu but provid
ge,2011 heum., 2009 astro., 2011
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re1 ROIs of al wall and CC n) of one ct
and glutamin
Woan-Chyi Wational Taiwan Unrated Brain Researational Chengchi U
he medial wall ofor excitatory neuanism for drug ransmitter of thanisms and drug
od that can be ussequence to deterange as Gln usince Glu in the spGlx) was evalua
les/ 9 females; mny) with a 32-chE average (TEality. Eight subjeon 3D T1 imageacquisition; 14mression were app ms to 185 ms wase correction anperformed for thons of N-Acetyl
method. ROIs of Cramer-Rao Lo0 and TEavg pro
olite concentratixcept for Gln, GB for Glu and higs than 5% for the
%), which is in adifference in Glurm changes in bdes more accurat
ne quantificati
Wang1, Yi-Ru Lin1, Dniversity of Sciencerch, Department ofUniversity, Taipei,
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f the brain is invurotransmitter of
intervention. Ge brain. Quantifg dynamics. Prosed to assess the ect Glu and Glning 1H MRS, a spectra [5]. Using
ated with short-T
mean±SD: 29.9±hannel head coiavg). All subjecects returned for e was obtained fomm slice thickneplied along the pwith 20 ms incrnd calibration ofhe PEPSI data aAspartate (NAA
f the entire medower Bound (Cotocols were asse
ions and CRLB Glx and mI (Tablgher CRLB for Ge medial wall anccordance with tu COV betweenbrain metabolitete quantification
Figure2Concentration mand CRLB mapmetabolites fromTE30 protocol
ion in the cingimaging
David M. Niddame and Technology, f Medical ResearcTaiwan, 5Reasear
Taipei, Taiwan
volved in a widef the brain, glutalutamine (Gln)fication of the Goton Echo Plana
distribution of b in CC in less th
spectral editing mg this protocol,
TE PEPSI and TE
±8.2; range: 21 tol array. The repts were scannedthe same experi
or localization oess; 8 x 8 mm2 inperimeter of the rements. An addf metabolic concas described pre
A), total Creatineial wall and CCRLB) of all messed by the coe
from one subjele 1). The CRLBGln were found wnd 8% for CC (Tthe CRLB resultn the two protocs of the medial
n of Gln and othe
maps ps of 7 m Table 1 T
concentra
gulate cortex u
m2,3, and Shang-YueTaipei, Taiwan, 2B
ch and Education, rch Center for Min
e range of patholamate (Glu) playis the precursor
Glu and Gln metar Spectroscopy brain metabolitethan 10 minutesmethod based onthe reproducibil
Eavg PEPSI.
o 49 years;) werproducibility of d twice on the iment around 2
of the medial wan-plane resolutiobrain. TE30 par
ditional non-watecentrations. eviously [4]. Afe (tCr), Choline (C were manually
metabolites were efficient of varian
ect are shown inB for NAA, tCrwith TEavg indi
Table 2). For TEats. It is notewortcols. In concluswall. Compared
er metabolites.
The average and station and CRLB fo
using proton e
eh Tsai4,5 Brain Research CeTaipei Veterans G
nd, Brain and Lear
logical conditionys an important r of both Glu atabolism in CC Imaging (PEPS
es [4]. In this stu. To further impn TE averaging lity of the metab
re scanned on a MRSI was evalsame day (withweeks later for ll and CC in theon; FOV=256 x rameters were Ter suppression (
fter reconstructio(Cho), myo-Inosy selected on thcalculated for
nce (COV).
n Figure 2. The r, and Cho wereicating successfuavg, COVs werethy that althoughsion, the small d to the TEavg
tandard deviation oor all 16 subjects.
echo planar sp
enter, National YanGeneral Hospital, Trning, National Ch
ns including psyrole not only in
and Gamma-Ammay therefore p
SI) is a fast Magudy, we proposeprove the detecti(TEavg) were ubolite concentrat
3T MR system luated by 2 PEPhout leaving the
the assessment e right hemispher
256 mm2; and TTE = 30 ms and (NWS) PEPSI sc
on, spectra weresitol (mI), Glu, Ghe individual aneach ROI. The
mean metabolie less than 8% foul spectral editine less than 6% foh a better fit wasCOVs make PEprotocol, the TE
of Table 2 Withinweek COV of b
pectroscopic
ng-Ming UniversityTaipei, Taiwan, hengchi University
ychiatric disorderthe pathology o
mino Butyric aciprovide importangnetic Resonanca 2-diemensionaion of Glu alone
used to reduce thtions of Glu, Gl
(Trio, SIEMENPSI protocols: (1
scanner) for thof between-weere. The followinTR=1500 ms. UNEX = 8 and focan was acquire
e quantified witGln and Glx wernatomical imagee within-day an
ite concentrationfor both protocolng/ suppression oor the medial was obtained for GlEPSI suitable foE30 protocol ha
n-day and betweenboth protocols.
y,
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rs of id nt ce al e,
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th re es nd
ns ls of ll lu or ad
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