Academic Radiology
Volume 16, Issue 12 , Pages 1493-1501 , December 2009

Multi-voxel Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Cerebral Metabolites in Healthy Adults at 3 Tesla

  • Marc Thorsten Doelken, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroradiology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: M.T.D.
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  • Angelika Mennecke

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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  • Andreas Stadlbauer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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  • Stefan Kloska, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroradiology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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  • Tobias Struffert, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroradiology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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  • Tobias Engelhorn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroradiology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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  • Norbert Thuerauf, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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  • Arnd Doerfler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroradiology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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  • Hermann Stefan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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  • Thilo Hammen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Schwabachanlage 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany

Received 29 April 2009 ,Accepted 23 July 2009.

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 This research was supported by grant TH 500/3-1 from the German Research Foundation (Bonn, Germany) and grant 2006.076.1 from the Wilhelm Sander Foundation (Munich, Germany)

PII: S1076-6332(09)00429-2

doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2009.07.025

Academic Radiology
Volume 16, Issue 12 , Pages 1493-1501 , December 2009

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