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Characterization of Magnetic Resonance Parameters in the Pregnant Uterus

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Part of the book series: Trophoblast Research ((TR))

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Although not widely appreciated, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy has been used as a research tool in obstetrics and gynecology for many years. Odeblad and colleagues have used NMR to characterize the structure of water in human vaginal cells (Odeblad, 1959), human milk (Odeblad and Westin, 1958), myometrium (Odeblad and Ingelman-Sundberg, 1965) and cervical mucus (Odeblad and Bryhn, 1957). Recently, with the growing availability of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) units there has been an interest in exploring the technique in obstetrics (Smith et al., 1983; Johnson et al., 1984) and gynecology (Thickman et al., 1984). Indeed, a recent report suggests that MRI may be useful in prenatal evaluation of intrauterine growth retardation — by virtue of its ability to quantitate subcutaneous fat (Stark et al., 1985).

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  1. Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

    Peter J. Thomford, Janet Jordan & Donald R. Mattison

  2. Departments of Obstetrics and Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

    Teresita Angtuaco

  3. Radiological Associates, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

    H. Howard Cockrill

  4. Departments of Obstetrics and Pharmacology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

    Donald R. Mattison

  5. The National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA

    Peter J. Thomford & Donald R. Mattison

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Thomford, P.J., Jordan, J., Angtuaco, T., Cockrill, H.H., Mattison, D.R. (1987). Characterization of Magnetic Resonance Parameters in the Pregnant Uterus. In: Miller, R.K., Thiede, H.A. (eds) Cellular Biology and Pharmacology of the Placenta. Trophoblast Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1936-9_27

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