PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Burtscher, Isabella M.
AU  - Holtås, Stig
TI  - In Vivo Proton MR Spectroscopy of Untreated and Treated Brain Abscesses
DP  - 1999 Jun 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1049--1053
VI  - 20
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/20/6/1049.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/20/6/1049.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.1999 Jun 01; 20
AB  - Summary: MR spectroscopy was performed in three patients with brain abscesses. In two patients, MR spectroscopy revealed end-products of bacterial breakdown (acetate, succinate, amino acids, lactate) in the abscess cysts. In one of these, the spectrum was reversed to a single lactate peak after treatment. In the third patient, MR spectroscopy was performed only after treatment and showed a single nonspecific lactate peak. MR spectroscopy is a potential tool for noninvasive diagnosis of brain abscess and might be useful for evaluating changes after treatment.