Keywords: Image acquisition: Quantification
MR spectroscopic imaging is a unique tool for tracer-free noninvasive molecular imaging utilizing the chemical shift and J-coupling effects of nuclear spins from endogenous nuclei. In recent years, a new class of MRSI methods has also emerged, which uses sparse sampling for fast imaging and model-based machine learning for denoising and image reconstruction. This talk will give an overview of the MRSI principles and state-of-the-art methods and discuss the potential of the new emerging methods.1. Brown TR, Kincaid BM, Ugurbil K. NMR chemical shift imaging in three dimensions. Proc Natl Acad Sci. 1982;79(11):3523-3526. doi:10.1073/pnas.79.11.3523
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