Pyogenic brain abscess: findings from in vivo 1.5-T and 11.7-T in vitro proton MR spectroscopy.

Abstract

Results from the in vivo observations were satisfactorily verified by the in vitro experiments. The in vitro measurements may offer complementary information that cannot be extracted from in vivo MR spectra. Determination of the three (1)H MR spectral patterns may be helpful in devising the best possible treatment plans for patients with pyogenic abscesses.