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American Journal of Neuroradiology 20:1543-1546 (9 1999)
© 1999 American Society of Neuroradiology

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Barbiturate Anesthesia and Brain Proton Spectroscopy

Nina M. I. Lundbom^,a, Tuula Manner^a, Markku Komu^a, Olli Peltola^a, Kari A. Leino^a and Olli A. Kirvelä^a

^a From the Departments of Radiology (N.M.I.L., M.K.) and Anesthesia (T.M., K.A.L., O.A.K.), and the Central Laboratory (O.P.), Turku University Hospital, Kiinanmyllynkatu 4–8, FIN-20520 Turku, Finland.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Thiopentone reduces CBF and metabolic rate. Still, it is widely used for sedation during MR spectroscopy. We investigated whether barbiturate anesthesia and preanesthetic fasting have an effect on metabolic ratios in proton MR spectroscopy of the brain.

METHODS: Eight healthy, consenting, male volunteers were studied twice in a random, crossover fashion. The study sessions were conducted during fasting (F) and nonfasting (nonF), with glucose infusion mimicking the fed state. During both sessions, two sets of spectroscopic data were collected, one during the awake state (F or nonF) and one under barbiturate anesthesia (F+B or nonF+B), using TEs of 135 and 270. Spectral areas of N-acetylaspartate (NAA), choline-containing compounds (Cho), and creatine plus phosphocreatine (Cr) were calculated, and the presence of lactate or lipid was noted. Venous blood samples for glucose, ß-hydroxybutyrate, lactate, and electrolytes were collected.

RESULTS: Barbiturate anesthesia caused a 42% reduction in blood lactate levels during fasting, but not during glucose infusion. There were no differences in NAA/Cho, NAA/Cr, or in Cho/Cr between the groups F, nonF, F+B, or nonF+B. No lactate or lipid resonances were detected.

CONCLUSION: Barbiturate anesthesia with preanesthetic fasting can be used for proton spectroscopy at TEs of 135 or 270 without interference from NAA/Cho, NAA/Cr, or Cho/Cr or from the appearance of lactate or lipid.

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