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1. An Introduction to Medical Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.- 1.1. The Magnetic Resonance Phenomenon.- 1.2. Magnetic Resonance in a Clinical Context.- 1.3. Nuclei with Potential Clinical Applications.- 1.4. The Development of Biological MRS.- References.- 2. Fundamentals of Clinical Magnetic Resonance.- 2.1. The Origin of the Magnetic Resonance Signal.- 2.2. The Magnetic Resonance Signal.- 2.3. The Spectrum.- 2.4. The Signal-to-Noise Ratio.- References.- 3. Clinical Studies.- 3.1. Introduction.- 3.2. Studies of the Human Brain.- 3.3. Studies of Human Skeletal Muscle.- 3.4. Studies of Human Cardiac Metabolism.- 3.5. Studies of the Human Liver.- 3.6. Studies of Human Kidneys.- 3.7. Studies of Human Testes.- 3.8. In Vitro Studies of Human Body Fluids.- 3.9. Studies of Human Red Blood Cells.- References.- 4. Practical Aspects of Clinical Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Systems.- 4.1. An Overview of the System.- 4.2. The Magnet.- 4.3. The Spectrometer.- 4.4. Safety Requirements.- 4.5. Patient Handling.- References.- 5. Data Acquisition in Clinical Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.- 5.1. Fundamental Considerations.- 5.2. Signal Localization.- 5.3. Spin-Echo Techniques.- 5.4. Solvent Suppression.- 5.5. Spectral Editing.- 5.6. Absolute Quantitation.- 5.7. Measurement of Relaxation Constants.- References.- 6. Spectrum Analysis.- 6.1. Introduction.- 6.2. Measurement of the Spectrum.- 6.3. Other Analysis Methods.- 6.4. Peak Identification.- 6.5. Data Reduction.- 6.6. Testing the Analysis Methods.- References.