Abstract #1718

Distinguishing GABA from Lysine In Vitro and in vivo by 2D Localized Correlated Spectroscopy

Luke Yuan-Je Wang¹,², Hui Jun Vicky Liao², Ana K. Cadena², Saadallah Ramadan³, Carolyn Mountford²,³, Alexander P. Lin²

¹Department of Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, United States; ²Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States; ³Faculty of Health, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

: Lysine and lysine-containing macromolecules have been hypothesized to co-resonate near GABA in 2D COSY. In this proof-of-concept study, we were able to separate the relevant cross-peaks at 3T In Vitro and in vivo.