Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
362-05-013 ISMRM Abstract

Identification of Downfield Resonances in Human Brain Using 3T MRS:Comparison of Metabolite-Cycling and Narrowband Excitation

Primary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Spectroscopy and spectroscopic imaging
Secondary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Pulse Sequence Design: Neuro
362-05-013 · Spectroscopy and Spectroscopic Imaging: Neuro II · Monday, 11 May, 4:10 PM–5:05 PM · Digital Posters Row C
Keywords: MRS Downfield MR spectroscopy
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Ajin Joy1, Andres Saucedo2, Paul M Macey3, Karin Nielsen-Saines4, Rajakumar Nagarajan 5,6, uzay emir7,8,9,10, Arun Karlamangla4, Ebrahim Haroon, Michael A Thomas2
1Department of Radiological Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, United States of America
2Department of Radiological Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, United States of America
3University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States of America
4David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States of America
5Human Magnetic Resonance Center, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, United States of America
6Human Magnetic Resonance Center, Institute for Applied Life Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, United States of America
7University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, United States of America
8Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, United States of America
9Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, United States of America
10Biomedical Research Imaging Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, United States of America
Presenting Author: Rajakumar Nagarajan

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