Advanced

AJNR - American Journal of Neuroradiology

This Article Abstract Full Text Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via CrossRef Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Choi, C.-G. Articles by Suh, D. C. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Choi, C.-G. Articles by Suh, D. C.

Localized Proton MR Spectroscopy of the Allocortex and Isocortex in Healthy Children

Choong-Gon Choi^,a, Tae-Sung Ko^a, Ho Kyu Lee^a, Jung Hee Lee^a and Dae Chul Suh^a

^a From the Departments of Radiology (C-G.C., H.K.L., D.C.S.) and Pediatric Neurology (T-S.K.), Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine; and the Department of Radiological Science, Asan Institute for Life Sciences (J.H.L.), Seoul, Korea.

View larger version (127K): [in a new window]   FIG 1. A and B, Coronal (A) and axial (B) T2-weighted MR images show typical locations selected for proton MR spectroscopy of the allocortex (A), parietal cortex, and frontal cortex (B)

View larger version (8K): [in a new window]   FIG 2. A–C, Typical proton MR spectra obtained from the allocortex (A), parietal cortex (B), and frontal cortex (C). Acquisition and processing parameters used for all spectra are the same as described in the text, except for voxel sizes, which are 5.0 mL for the allocortex and 7.2 mL for the isocortex. All spectra are scaled individually and cannot be used for direct comparison. NAA, 2.01 ppm; Cr, 3.03 ppm; Cho, 3.22 ppm; mI, 3.56 ppm

View larger version (10K): [in a new window]   FIG 3. Spectroscopic data plotted against age of the children. A, NAA/Cr vs. age. B, Cho/Cr vs. age. C, mI/Cr vs. age.