A microstructural study of gallbladder stones using scanning electron microscopy

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 443-452

  Qiao, Tie ^a,b   Ma, Rui Hong ^a,b   Luo, Xiao Bing ^a,b   Luo, Zhen Liang ^a,b   Zheng, Pei Ming ^a,b   Yang, Liu Qing ^a,b  

^a Institute of Gallbladder Disease of Panyu   (China)

^b The Second People's Hospital of Panyu   (China)

Author keywords

Calcium carbonate stone; Cholesterol stone; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Gallbladder stone; Mixed stone; Pigment stone; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONATION; CHOLESTEROL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUGAR CANE;

CALCIUM CARBONATE CRYSTALS; CALCIUM CARBONATE STONES; CHOLESTEROL CRYSTALS; CHOLESTEROL STONE; DIFFERENT SHAPES; GALLBLADDER STONES; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; MIXED STONE; PIGMENT STONE; STAGGERED ARRANGEMENT;

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

CHRYSANTHEMUM; CRATAEGUS; SACCHARUM;

EID: 84875954458     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.22185     Document Type: Article

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