
A Virtual Biopsy
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) provides a ‘virtual biopsy’ by measuring the concentrations of chemicals in the brain.

What we Do
Our Technology
We are pioneering the development of the first-ever database for reference brain chemistry for use in clinical applications, as well as an extended database of diseased brain chemistry for use in a research context, streamlining MRS interpretation to be as straightforward as analyzing routine blood test results.
Precision Metabolite Measurement
Cross Vendor Support
Automatic Reporting


Safe and Non-Invasive
Like an MRI, there is no harmful ionizing radiation with MRS

Cutting Edge Processing
Because we process all your data in the cloud, you always get the most up-to-date results

Standard Equipment
Standard MRI machines can acquire MRS for analysis

Proven Clinical Utility
Over 28,000 publications describe the clinical use of MRS
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
The Essentials
Going beyond traditional imaging techniques, MR spectroscopy is used to analyze tissue metabolism, measuring metabolites at concentrations 10,000 times lower than conventional MRI.
With proper analysis, this data can be used to form a ‘virtual biopsy’ of the brain, providing critical information about tissue composition without requiring a traditional surgical biopsy.
This powerful technology has applications in patient populations with brain tumors, Alzheimer’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis and many other conditions.
Safe & Non-Invasive
Proven Clinical Utility


The Science
Nuts & Bolts
The nuclei of many elemental isotopes (1H, 13C, 19F and 31P, among others) have a characteristic spin, either ‘up’ or ‘down’, with one spin state higher in energy than the other. A spinning charge creates a magnetic field, and thus each elemental isotope has a unique magnetic moment. Within a given sample, the orientations of nuclear spin states are random. When placed in a large magnetic field, such as an MRI machine, however, the spin states all align with the field. With the application of energy—typically in the form of radio waves—a nucleus will flip from one spin state to the other. The frequency of energy that this flip requires is characteristic of the nucleus, but varies with the strength of the magnetic field and the electron shielding of other electrons in a molecule.
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This powerful technology has applications in patient populations with brain tumors, Alzheimer’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis and many other conditions.
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BrainSpec Core™ is currently pending FDA clearance. We are currently accepting a limited number of pilot sites for research use. Please contact us if you are interested.

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