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Localized in vivo proton spectroscopy of the human kidney
Author(s) -
Shah N. J.,
Carpenter T. A.,
Wilkinson I. D.,
Hall L. D.,
Dixon A. K.,
Freer C. E. L.,
Prosser K.,
Evans D. B.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
magnetic resonance in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.696
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1522-2594
pISSN - 0740-3194
DOI - 10.1002/mrm.1910200211
Subject(s) - in vivo , human kidney , kidney , nuclear magnetic resonance , spectroscopy , resolution (logic) , urea , chemistry , in vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy , nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy , biology , medicine , biochemistry , physics , radiology , computer science , genetics , magnetic resonance imaging , artificial intelligence , quantum mechanics
In vivo 1 H spectroscopy using the STEAM sequence for localization has been applied to the human kidney in normal volunteers and subjects with succesful renal transplants. We show that, within the resolution of our measurements, trimethylamines are present in the spectra from some of the subjects and absent from others, the prominent peak seen at 5.8 ppm in the spectrum is identified as that from urea and not lipid, as previously suggested. © 1991 Academic Press, Inc.