In Vivo Measurement of Phenylalanine in Human Brain by Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Novotny E, Avison M, Herschkowitz N, Petroff O, Prichard J, Seashore M, Rothman D. In Vivo Measurement of Phenylalanine in Human Brain by Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Pediatric Research 1995, 37: 244-249. PMID: 7731764, DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199502000-00020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhe concentrationsPlasma Phe concentrationsEfficacy of therapyCerebral concentrationsUntreated subjectsCerebral metabolitesNeurometabolic disorderControl studyPKU patientsPlasma PheMagnetic resonance spectroscopyMajor causePhenylketonuriaClinical magnetic resonance imaging systemNuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopyMagnetic resonance imaging systemHuman brainResonance imaging systemDisordersSubjectsImaging systemProton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic studiesMagnetic resonance spectroscopic studiesResonance spectroscopyPHE signal