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Minimum Reporting Standards for in vivo Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRSinMRS): Experts' consensus recommendations
Author(s) -
Lin Alexander,
Andronesi Ovidiu,
Bogner Wolfgang,
Choi InYoung,
Coello Eduardo,
Cudalbu Cristina,
Juchem Christoph,
Kemp Graham J.,
Kreis Roland,
Krššák Martin,
Lee Phil,
Maudsley Andrew A.,
Meyerspeer Martin,
Mlynarik Vladamir,
Near Jamie,
Öz Gülin,
Peek Aimie L.,
Puts Nicolaas A.,
Ratai EvaMaria,
Tkáč Ivan,
Mullins Paul G.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nmr in biomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1099-1492
pISSN - 0952-3480
DOI - 10.1002/nbm.4484
Subject(s) - standardization , checklist , medical physics , statement (logic) , quality (philosophy) , computer science , quality assurance , quality assessment , medicine , psychology , external quality assessment , pathology , political science , philosophy , epistemology , law , cognitive psychology , operating system
The translation of MRS to clinical practice has been impeded by the lack of technical standardization. There are multiple methods of acquisition, post‐processing, and analysis whose details greatly impact the interpretation of the results. These details are often not fully reported, making it difficult to assess MRS studies on a standardized basis. This hampers the reviewing of manuscripts, limits the reproducibility of study results, and complicates meta‐analysis of the literature. In this paper a consensus group of MRS experts provides minimum guidelines for the reporting of MRS methods and results, including the standardized description of MRS hardware, data acquisition, analysis, and quality assessment. This consensus statement describes each of these requirements in detail and includes a checklist to assist authors and journal reviewers and to provide a practical way for journal editors to ensure that MRS studies are reported in full.