Carlier P G, Vaesen F, Gilles R G, Fradin E A, Rorive G L
Department of Medicine, University of Liege, Belgium.
Magn Reson Med. 1991 Jan;17(1):269-73. doi: 10.1002/mrm.1910170129.
Lipid linewidths were measured in the plasma proton spectra of young women. The individuals taking a contraceptive pill associating ethinyloestradiol and levonorgestrel or norethisterone were found with an average linewidth 2.5 Hz narrower than controls. As this drug regimen systematically induces an increase in plasma VLDL and a decrease in HDL/LDL ratio, our observation supports the theory that the Fossel test reflects plasma lipids abnormalities in cancer patients.
