Terminology and concepts for the characterization of in vivo MR spectroscopy methods and MR spectra: Background and experts' consensus recommendations.
Title | Terminology and concepts for the characterization of in vivo MR spectroscopy methods and MR spectra: Background and experts' consensus recommendations. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2020 |
Authors | Kreis R, Boer V, Choi I-Y, Cudalbu C, de Graaf RA, Gasparovic C, Heerschap A, Krššák M, Lanz B, Maudsley AA, Meyerspeer M, Near J, Öz G, Posse S, Slotboom J, Terpstra M, Tkáč I, Wilson M, Bogner W |
Corporate Authors | Experts' Working Group on Terminology for MR Spectroscopy |
Journal | NMR Biomed |
Pagination | e4347 |
Date Published | 2020 Aug 17 |
ISSN | 1099-1492 |
Abstract | With a 40-year history of use for in vivo studies, the terminology used to describe the methodology and results of magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) has grown substantially and is not consistent in many aspects. Given the platform offered by this special issue on advanced MRS methodology, the authors decided to describe many of the implicated terms, to pinpoint differences in their meanings and to suggest specific uses or definitions. This work covers terms used to describe all aspects of MRS, starting from the description of the MR signal and its theoretical basis to acquisition methods, processing and to quantification procedures, as well as terms involved in describing results, for example, those used with regard to aspects of quality, reproducibility or indications of error. The descriptions of the meanings of such terms emerge from the descriptions of the basic concepts involved in MRS methods and examinations. This paper also includes specific suggestions for future use of terms where multiple conventions have emerged or coexisted in the past. |
DOI | 10.1002/nbm.4347 |
Alternate Journal | NMR Biomed |
PubMed ID | 32808407 |
Grant List | P 30701-B27 / / Austrian Science Fund (FWF) / P41 EB027061 / EB / NIBIB NIH HHS / United States 320030-175984 / / Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung / P30 NS076408 / NS / NINDS NIH HHS / United States R01EB016064 / NH / NIH HHS / United States 310030_173222 / / Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung / I 1743-B13 / / Austrian Science Fund (FWF) / R01 NS080816 / NS / NINDS NIH HHS / United States P41 EB015894 / EB / NIBIB NIH HHS / United States |