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In vivo Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in neurosciences

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The aim of this chapter is to provide a comprehensive introduction to the new possibilities that Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) offers in clinical neurosciences. Focus will be on what MRS can do rather than what MRS is. For simplicity, basic physical and chemical principles will not be much explored and are referred to elsewhere.

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Soussi, B. (2003). In vivo Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in neurosciences. In: MRI Principles of the Head, Skull Base and Spine. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-8178-0754-6_2

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