Abstract

A reconstruction algorithm was developed to improve low resolution in vivo Magnetic Resonance (MR) spectroscopic images. MR spectroscopic images show the distribution of metabolites that exist in-vivo at low concentrations. Unlike standard MR water images, MR spectroscopic images are limited to a low resolution because the low concentrations require long acquisition times. The proposed reconstruction algorithm improves the resolution of MR spectroscopic images by using features from a corresponding high resolution MR water image.

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