Optical microscopy versus scanning electron microscopy in urolithiasis

Urological Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 293-297

  Marickar, Y M Fazil ^a   Lekshmi, P R ^b   Varma, Luxmi ^b   Koshy, Peter ^b  

^a Zensa Hospital   (India)

^b REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

Author keywords

Apatite; Electron microscopy; Optical microscopy; Uric acid; Urinary stone; Weddellite; Whewellite

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATE; URIC ACID; WEDDELLITE; WHEWELLITE;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAGNIFICATION RADIOGRAPHY; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UROLITHIASIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CALCIUM OXALATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, ANALYTICAL; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; URIC ACID; URINARY CALCULI; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 70349255510     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00240-009-0211-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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