Magnetic resonance spectroscopy in clinical chemistry: the present and the future.

Abstract

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy is a powerful technique for the analysis of complex mixtures. Up to now, little of its potential in everyday clinical chemistry has been realized. An overview of the fundamentals, a discussion of the technology, and some outstanding examples of the clinical chemical research are presented. Clinical chemists are encouraged to seek out and apply this methodology to problems for which it is well suited.