| Literature DB >> 8121275 |
W Dreher1, D G Norris, D Leibfritz.
Abstract
The effect of off-resonance preirradiation on proton spectra acquired from the healthy rat brain at 4.7 T is examined using a PRESS sequence. The creatine/phosphocreatine (Cr/PCr) signal at 3.0 ppm decreases in signal intensity for offset frequencies between +/- 10 kHz. This cannot be explained by RF bleedover, but is attributed to magnetization transfer between two pools of Cr/PCr, one with a long T2 relaxation time giving the observed NMR signal, the other corresponding to a broad resonance line being completely or partially saturated by off-resonance preirradiation. Possible interpretations of these results are discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 8121275 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910310114
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Magn Reson Med ISSN: 0740-3194 Impact factor: 4.668