Potential of MR imaging (MRI) and MR Spectroscopy (MRS) in Clinical Medicine
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a diagnostic tool that is used to produce anatomic images for diagnosis for various diseases. It produces a spatial display of the distribution of nuclei (such as protons) and provides a high-resolution morphological picture with superior contrast resolution compared to other currently available imaging modalities. MRI is noninvasive, uses no ionizing radiation and images can be obtained in transverse, sagittal, coronal and oblique planes. It is one of the most useful soft tissue diagnostic modality for neurological, cardiac, musculoskeletal and other pathologies. The other important application of MR in medicine is MR spectroscopic investigation of living systems known as in vivo MR spectroscopy (MRS). MRI and in vivo MRS can also be used for repetitive measurements to study tumor response to therapy, the pharmacokinetics and efficacy of drugs, since it is a noninvasive technique.
In this talk, an overview of the potential of MRI and in-vivo MRS in clinical research and our experience in AIIMS for the past two decades will be highlighted.
In this talk, an overview of the potential of MRI and in-vivo MRS in clinical research and our experience in AIIMS for the past two decades will be highlighted.
