Rhinehart D L, Cox L A, Long B W
Department of Radiologic Sciences, School of Allied Health Sciences/School of Medicine, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, USA.
Radiol Technol. 1998 Sep-Oct;70(1):23-8.
Spectroscopy is a technique that permits noninvasive evaluation of biological metabolites. Used with magnetic resonance imaging, spectroscopy can measure metabolites associated with Alzheimer disease. Researchers are trying to find a distinct connection between the disease and certain metabolites so that an accurate diagnosis can be made during a patient's life. Speculation arises as chemical metabolites present in patients with Alzheimer disease also correlate with other dementia diseases. At present, in vitro and in vivo spectroscopy studies are assessing a baseline for an accurate diagnosis.
