Elemental mapping of urinary calculi fragments by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and electron microprobe analysis

• Authors: VAŠINOVÁ GALIOVÁ Michaela; PROKEŠ Lubomír; KYNICKÝ Jindřich; ŠTĚPÁNKOVÁ Kateřina; VAŇKOVÁ Michaela; VACULOVIČ Tomáš; KANICKÝ Viktor
• Year of publication: 2012
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: ICP Information Newsletter, Inc.
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Field: Analytic chemistry
• Keywords: laser ablation; ICP-MS; elemental mapping; kidney stones
• Description: The study was focused on urolith samples elemental mapping using LA-ICP-MS and EPMA. Spatial distribution maps were utilized for image analysis and verification of an elemental association.

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