Nonedited 1H NMR lactate/n‐acetyl aspartate ratios and the in vivo determination of lactate concentration in brain

Abstract
The 1H lactate/n-acetyl aspartate ratio is commonly used for the quantitation of brain lactate under pathological conditions. We demonstrate that the intensity of the lactate methyl region in water-suppressed, nonedited 1H spectra increases following mild brain trauma as a result of factors other than lactate accumulation. © 1988 Academic Press, Inc.

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