Proton MR Spectroscopy in Assessing the Biochemical Milieu of Human Testes
| Autor: | Athina C Tsili, Nikolaos Sofikitis, Loukas Astrakas, Maria I. Argyropoulou |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Metabolite Testicular mass Magnetic resonance imaging Magnetic Resonance Imaging Proton mr spectroscopy Proton magnetic resonance Choline 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine Nuclear magnetic resonance chemistry Testis Humans Medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Protons business Proton mrs |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 55:404-413 |
| ISSN: | 1522-2586 1053-1807 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jmri.27416 |
| Popis: | Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), considered a connection between metabolism and anatomic and functional information provided by standard MRI, gives information on various tissue metabolites and their pathologic changes. Recently, proton MRS has been added as an adjunct tool to the multiparametric protocol of scrotal MRI, providing a new insight into the extremely complex biochemical milieu of normal and abnormal testes. This article reviews proton MR spectra of normal testes, showing age and bilateralism dependence. Disturbances of various metabolic pathways in testes of infertile men resulting in alterations of metabolite peaks are discussed. Preliminary data on proton MR spectra of testicular mass lesions are presented. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 5. TECHNICAL EFFICACY STAGE: 5. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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