Simultaneous edited MRS of GABA, glutathione, and ethanol

TitleSimultaneous edited MRS of GABA, glutathione, and ethanol
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2020
AuthorsSaleh MG, Wang M, Mikkelsen M, Hui SCN, Oeltzschner G, Boissoneault J, Stennett B, Edden RAE, Porges EC
JournalNMR Biomed
Volume33
Issue4
Paginatione4227
Date Published2020 Apr
ISSN1099-1492
KeywordsAdult, Computer Simulation, Ethanol, Female, gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, Glutathione, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Male, Phantoms, Imaging
Abstract

The aim of this work was to develop simultaneous edited MRS of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), glutathione (GSH), and ethanol (EtOH) using Hadamard encoding and reconstruction of MEGA-edited spectroscopy (HERMES) at 3T. Density-matrix simulations of HERMES were carried out and compared with phantom experiments. In vivo experiments were performed in six healthy volunteers about 30 min after alcohol consumption. Simulations of HERMES showed GABA-, GSH-, and EtOH-edited spectra with low levels of crosstalk and excellent agreement with phantom spectra. In vivo experiments showed well edited GABA signals at 3.0 ppm, GSH at 2.95 ppm, and EtOH at 1.18 ppm in the respective Hadamard combination spectra. Measured integral ratios were 0.082 ± 0.012 for GABA/Cr, 0.037 ± 0.006 for GSH/Cr, and 0.305 ± 0.129 for EtOH/Cr. Simulated, phantom, and in vivo measurements of HERMES show excellent separation of GABA-, GSH-, and EtOH-edited signals with negligible levels of crosstalk. HERMES allows a threefold acceleration of editing while maintaining spectral quality compared with sequentially acquired MEGA-PRESS measurements.

DOI10.1002/nbm.4227
Alternate JournalNMR Biomed
PubMed ID31943424
PubMed Central IDPMC7405912
Grant ListK01 AA025306 / AA / NIAAA NIH HHS / United States
R01 AA025337 / AA / NIAAA NIH HHS / United States
R01 EB023963 / EB / NIBIB NIH HHS / United States
S10 OD021726 / OD / NIH HHS / United States
P41 EB015909 / EB / NIBIB NIH HHS / United States
R01 EB016089 / EB / NIBIB NIH HHS / United States