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Rolf Gruetter is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research spans multiple scientific areas, primarily focusing on the intersection of medicine, neuroscience, and chemistry.

The main fields of study for Rolf Gruetter include:

  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience
  • Chemistry

The subfields they have contributed to are:

  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Spectroscopy
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Materials Chemistry

The principal topics of their research work feature:

  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology

Rolf Gruetter's recent publications include:

  • "Contribution of macromolecules to brain 1H MR spectra: Experts' consensus recommendations", 2020, NMR in Biomedicine
  • "B0 shimming for in vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy: Experts' consensus recommendations", 2020, NMR in Biomedicine
  • "Mitochondrial gene signature in the prefrontal cortex for differential susceptibility to chronic stress", 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "The relationship between EEG and fMRI connectomes is reproducible across simultaneous EEG-fMRI studies from 1.5T to 7T", 2021, NeuroImage
  • "Metabolic signature in nucleus accumbens for anti-depressant-like effects of acetyl-L-carnitine", 2020, eLife

Their frequent co-authors are:

  • Bernard Lanz
  • Cristina Cudalbu
  • Dunja Simičić
  • Lijing Xin
  • Antoine Cherix

Within publication venues, Rolf Gruetter frequently publishes in:

  • NMR in Biomedicine
  • Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
  • Scientific Reports
  • eLife
  • Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Rolf Gruetter's body of work is strongly associated with advanced magnetic resonance techniques, spectroscopy, and neuroimaging methodologies. They have contributed to understanding brain metabolism, mitochondrial function, and functional connectivity through their interdisciplinary research intersecting physics, medicine, and neuroscience.

Best Publications

  • MP2RAGE, a self bias-field corrected sequence for improved segmentation and T1-mapping at high field

    José P. Marques;Tobias Kober;Tobias Kober;Gunnar Krueger;Gunnar Krueger;Wietske van der Zwaag;Wietske van der Zwaag

  • Simultaneous in vivo spectral editing and water suppression

    M. Mescher;H. Merkle;Jonathan D Kirsch;Michael Garwood

  • In vivo 1H NMR spectroscopy of rat brain at 1 ms echo time.

    Ivan Tkáč;Z. Starčuk;I. Y. Choi;R. Gruetter

  • Automatic, localized in vivo adjustment of all first- and second-order shim coils.

    Rolf Gruetter

  • Clinical Proton MR Spectroscopy in Central Nervous System Disorders

    Gülin Öz;Jeffry R. Alger;Peter B. Barker;Robert Bartha

  • Field mapping without reference scan using asymmetric echo-planar techniques.

    Rolf Gruetter;Ivan Tkáč

  • Toward an in Vivo Neurochemical Profile: Quantification of 18 Metabolites in Short-Echo-Time 1H NMR Spectra of the Rat Brain

    Josef Pfeuffer;Ivan Tkáč;Stephen W. Provencher;Rolf Gruetter

  • Echo-planar magnetic resonance imaging studies of frontal cortex activation during word generation in humans

    Gregory McCarthy;Andrew M. Blamire;Douglas L. Rothman;Rolf Gruetter

  • Methodological consensus on clinical proton MRS of the brain: Review and recommendations

    Martin Wilson;Ovidiu Andronesi;Peter B Barker;Robert Bartha

  • In vivo 1H NMR spectroscopy of the human brain at 7 T.

    Ivan Tkac;Peter Andersen;Gregor Adriany;Hellmut Merkle

  • In vivo 1H NMR spectroscopy of the human brain at high magnetic fields: metabolite quantification at 4T vs. 7T.

    Ivan Tkáč;Gülin Öz;Gregor Adriany;Kamil Uğurbil

  • MR spectroscopy of the human brain with enhanced signal intensity at ultrashort echo times on a clinical platform at 3T and 7T

    Ralf Mekle;Ralf Mekle;Vladimír Mlynárik;Giulio Gambarota;Martin Hergt

  • A mathematical model of compartmentalized neurotransmitter metabolism in the human brain.

    Rolf Gruetter;Elizabeth R. Seaquist;Kâmil Ugurbil

  • Simultaneous Determination of the Rates of the TCA Cycle, Glucose Utilization, α-Ketoglutarate/Glutamate Exchange, and Glutamine Synthesis in Human Brain by NMR

    Graeme F. Mason;Rolf Gruetter;Douglas L. Rothman;Kevin L. Behar

  • Sustained neuronal activation raises oxidative metabolism to a new steady-state level: Evidence from 1H NMR spectroscopy in the human visual cortex

    Silvia Mangia;Ivan Tkáč;Rolf Gruetter;Pierre-Francois Van de Moortele

  • Localized short-echo-time proton MR spectroscopy with full signal-intensity acquisition.

    Vladimír Mlynárik;Giulio Gambarota;Hanne Frenkel;Rolf Gruetter

  • Steady-state cerebral glucose concentrations and transport in the human brain

    Rolf Gruetter;Kâmil Ugurbil;Elizabeth R. Seaquist

  • Perinatal Iron Deficiency Alters the Neurochemical Profile of the Developing Rat Hippocampus

    Raghavendra Rao;Ivan Tkac;Elise L. Townsend;Rolf Gruetter

  • Localized in vivo 13C-NMR of glutamate metabolism in the human brain: Initial results at 4 Tesla

    Rolf Gruetter;Elizabeth R. Seaquist;Suckwon Kim;Kâmil Ugurbil

  • In Vivo 1 H NMR Spectroscopy of the Human Brain at 7 T

    Ivan Tkac;Peter Andersen;Gregor Adriany;Hellmut Merkle

Frequent Co-Authors

Wietske van der Zwaag
Wietske van der Zwaag École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Kim Q. Do
Kim Q. Do University of Lausanne
Petra Susan Hüppi
Petra Susan Hüppi University of Geneva
Kamil Ugurbil
Kamil Ugurbil University of Minnesota
Michel Cuenod
Michel Cuenod University of Lausanne
Jean-Philippe Thiran
Jean-Philippe Thiran École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Gülin Öz
Gülin Öz University of Minnesota
Patric Hagmann
Patric Hagmann University of Lausanne
Robert G. Shulman
Robert G. Shulman Yale University
Carmen Sandi
Carmen Sandi École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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