Fiona Smith1, David Cousins2,
Peter E. Thelwall1, I Nicol Ferrier2, Andrew M. Blamire1
1Newcastle MR Centre & Institute of
Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom;
2Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon
Tyne, United Kingdom
A
quantitative protocol for localised 7Li of the human brain at 3T
was developed. T1 relaxation of Li in
healthy human brain was measured to be 2.00.4s. Brain Li concentration was
measured to be 70% of plasma concentration.
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