Synopsis

This talk will start with an overview of neurochemicals (beyond NAA, Cr, Cho) measurable by MRS and the cellular/biochemical processes that they reflect, present examples of their utility in addressing novel biological questions, then follow with data quality requirements to be able to reliably quantify these neurochemical profiles and finish with a summary of recent efforts to simplify and automate acquisition of high quality MRS data at 3T and make advanced MRS acquisitions MR technologist friendly.