Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Breast Center, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa, Chiba, Japan.
Magn Reson Med Sci. 2011;10(2):71-7. doi: 10.2463/mrms.10.71.
Proton magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy (MRS) of the mammary gland region has customarily been used in basic research but is now commonly performed in clinical practice as MR techniques have improved. To debate its usefulness in a variety of fields and ultimately grade the timing of its use, a symposium entitled "Clinical Application and the Latest Technology of MRS-Timing of the Addition of MRS" was presented in 2009 at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (JSMRM). MRS timing was classified into 3 grades according to when its addition: is always better, Grade 1; will sometimes be effective, Grade 2; and can provide only supplemental information, Grade 3. We describe the content of the meeting session on "Timing of the Addition of MRS in the Breast Cancer Field," explain the reasons for the timing classifications, and review previous papers.
质子磁共振（MR）波谱（MRS）在乳腺区域的应用在过去主要用于基础研究，但随着磁共振技术的发展，现在已广泛应用于临床实践。为了在各种领域中探讨其有用性，并最终对其使用时机进行分级，在第 37 届日本磁共振医学学会（JSMRM）年会上，举办了一场题为“MRS 的临床应用及最新技术——MRS 添加时机”的专题研讨会。根据 MRS 添加的时机，将其使用时机分为 3 个等级：总是更好，等级 1；有时有效，等级 2；只能提供补充信息，等级 3。我们描述了会议关于“乳腺癌领域 MRS 添加时机”的内容，解释了这些时机分类的原因，并回顾了以往的论文。
