Whole Brain ¹H-Spectroscopy: A Developing Technique for Advanced Analysis of Cerebral Metabolism.OBJECTIVE

Whole Brain ¹H-Spectroscopy
Despite the benefits of using established (1)H-MRS techniques both single voxel MR spectroscopy (SVS) and chemical shift imaging (CSI) techniques suffer from limited spatial coverage. 
single voxel MR spectroscopy (SVS)
Despite the benefits of using established (1)H-MRS techniques both single voxel MR spectroscopy (SVS) and chemical shift imaging (CSI) techniques suffer from limited spatial coverage. 
chemical shift imaging (CSI) techniques
We present a brief overview on (1)H-MRS techniques in neuroradiological diagnosis and several application examples of recently reported whole brain MR spectroscopic imaging technique (wbMRSI).


 In contrast, the advanced wbMRSI allows estimating metabolite changes within a much larger brain region and at multiple brain structures simultaneously.


 As a developing technique for advanced analysis of cerebral metabolism a wide application of the wbMRSI in both clinical diagnostics and neuroscience could be expected.
wbMRSI