Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
331-01-017 / 331-01-017 ISMRM Abstract

Deuterium Labeling Kinetics and Neurometabolic Assessment Using 2H NMR and Indirect Detection by ¹H NMR Spectroscopy

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Akila Ramesh1, Ravinder Reddy2,3,4,5,6, Anant B Patel 1
1NMR MICROIMAGING AND SPECTROSCOPY, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India
2Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
3Center for Advanced Metabolic Imaging in Precision Medicine, Philadelphia, United States of America
4Center for Advanced Metabolic Imaging in Precision Medicine, Center for Advanced Metabolic Imaging in Precision Medicine, Philadelphia, United States of America
5Center for Advanced Metabolic Imaging in Precision Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
6University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
Presenting Author: Anant B Patel

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