A method and apparatus for enhancing the spectral resolution of magnetic
resonance spectroscopic (MRS) measurements include receiving time domain
echo data from an MRS measurement for an MRS volume in a subject. Also
received are high spatial resolution complex signal values within the MRS
volume based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurements.
Frequency-domain content is determined for the echo data based at least
in part on the complex signal values. For example, in some embodiments,
receiving complex signal values includes receiving high spatial
resolution complex signal values within the MRS volume for each of two
different echo time settings. The frequency-domain content of the echo
data is corrected for a lineshape profile based on high resolution
frequency dispersion values for the MRS volume determined from
differences in the complex signal values for the two different echo time
settings.