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Spatial distribution of major and trace elements in bladder and kidney stones

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The spatial distribution of major and trace elements has been studied in a range of human kidney and bladder stones with well documented histories to understand their initiation and formation. The stones were cut in half using a clean diamond saw and further cleaned, to remove surface contamination, in an ultrasonic bath. The cut surfaces were analyzed using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). The spatial distribution of Li, B, Mg, Al, P, Ca, Cr, Mn, Zn, Rb, Sr, Ba and Pb has been determined across the width of each stone.

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  1. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Laboratories Complex, Lahore, Pakistan

    M. A. Chaudhri

  2. Institute of Medical Physics, Klinikum-Nürnberg-Süd, Breslauer Str. 201, D-90471, Nürnberg, Germany

    M. A. Chaudhri

  3. Centre for Forensic Science, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, 6009, Australia

    J. Watling

  4. Department of Urology, King Edward’s Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan

    F. A. Khan

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Chaudhri, M.A., Watling, J. & Khan, F.A. Spatial distribution of major and trace elements in bladder and kidney stones. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 271, 713–720 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-007-0331-x

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