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In vivo proton MR spectroscopy in uterine abscesses
Author(s) -
Takeuchi Mayumi,
Matsuzaki Kenji,
Harada Masafumi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of magnetic resonance imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.563
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1522-2586
pISSN - 1053-1807
DOI - 10.1002/jmri.24241
Subject(s) - in vivo , in vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy , spectroscopy , anaerobic exercise , nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy , etiology , nuclear magnetic resonance , medicine , pathology , radiology , magnetic resonance imaging , biology , physiology , physics , microbiology and biotechnology , quantum mechanics
It is important to make a rapid diagnosis to provide appropriate treatment, however, specific diagnosis of causative organisms of pelvic abscesses on conventional MR imaging is difficult. MR spectroscopy provides metabolic information noninvasively, and has the potential to characterize etiology of the abscesses. The presence of acetate (Ac) peak with or without succinate (Suc) peak may suggest anaerobic bacterial infection, whereas the absence of Ac and Suc peaks in the spectra may suggest aerobic infection. This report describes two cases of uterine pyogenic abscesses, which showed Ac and Suc peaks on in vivo MR spectroscopy. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2013;38:955–957 . © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc .