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Abstract #1324

Intramyocardial Lipid Quantification by MRS: in Vivo Validation in Human Subjects

Robert D. O'Connor1, Jian Xu2, Linda R. Peterson3, Gropler J. Robert1, Adil Bashir1

1Radiology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, United States; 2Siemens, NY, United States; 3Internal Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, United States


An MRS assay of myocardial lipid is characterized and its accuracy and specificity cross-validated with ex vivo high resolution NMR measurements via endomyocardial biopsies from heart transplant patients.