Investigation of the microstructure and mineralogical composition of urinary calculi fragments by synchrotron radiation X-ray microtomography: A feasibility study

Urological Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 259-267

  Kaiser, Jozef ^a,d   Holá, Markéta ^b   Galiová, Michaela ^a,b   Novotný, Karel ^b   Kanický, Viktor ^b   Martinec, Petr ^c   Ščučka, Jiří ^c   Brun, Francesco ^d   Sodini, Nicola ^d   Tromba, Giuliana ^d   Mancini, Lucia ^d   Kořistková, Tamara ^e  

^a BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEONICS   (Czech Republic)

^d SINCROTRONE TRIESTE   (Italy)

^e Laboratory Specializing in Urinary Stones Analyses   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Computed microtomography; Microstructure; Synchrotron radiation; Texture; Urinary calculi

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM OXALATE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALCIUM OXALATE STONE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTALLIZATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

CRYSTALLIZATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYNCHROTRONS; URINARY CALCULI; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 80051791450     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: 14340879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00240-010-0343-9     Document Type: Article

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