In‐Young Choi

EDITORIAL Roland Kreis Corresponding Author roland.kreis@insel.ch orcid.org/0000-0002-8618-6875 Department of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, and Neuroradiology and Department of Biomedical Research, University Bern, Bern, Switzerland Correspondence Roland Kreis, Department of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, and Neuroradiology and Department of Biomedical Research, University Bern, Bern, Switzerland. Email: roland.kreis@insel.ch Search for more papers by this author

Abstract The translation of MRS to clinical practice has been impeded by the lack of technical standardization. There are multiple methods of acquisition, post‐processing, and analysis whose details greatly impact the interpretation of the results. These details are often not fully reported, making it difficult to assess MRS studies on a standardized basis. This hampers the reviewing of manuscripts, limits the reproducibility of study results, and complicates meta‐analysis of the literature.

SPECIAL ISSUE REVIEW ARTICLE In‐Young Choi Corresponding Author ichoi@kumc.edu orcid.org/0000-0002-1489-4119 Department of Neurology, Hoglund Biomedical Imaging Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas Correspondence In‐Young Choi, Ph.D., Hoglund Biomedical Imaging Center University of Kansas Medical Center 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Mail Stop 1052 Kansas City, KS 66160, USA. Email: ichoi@kumc.edu Search for more papers by this author Peter Barker Russell H.