Automated scanning electron microscopy and x-ray microanalysis for in situ quantification of Gadolinium deposits in skin

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 181-187

  Thakral, Charu ^a   Abraham, Jerrold L ^a  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated scanning electron microscopy; Energy dispersive x ray spectroscopy; Gadolinium; Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN; SKIN DISEASE; SPECTROMETRY;

FIBROSIS; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION;

ATOMS; AUTOMATION; DEPOSITS; ELECTRONS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FEATURE EXTRACTION; GADOLINIUM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TISSUE;

AUTOMATED SCANNING; AUTOMATED SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CAUSATIVE AGENTS; CONDITION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; GADOLINIA; NEPHROGENIC SYSTEMIC FIBROSIS; PRESSURE MODES; X-RAY MICROANALYSIS;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 35148897393     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: 14779986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfm020     Document Type: Article

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