Application of scanning electron microscopy and X-ray microanalysis: FE-SEM, ESEM-EDS, and EDS mapping for studying the characteristics of topographical microstructure and elemental mapping of human cardiac calcified deposition

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 406, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 359-366

  Chang, Hsiao Huang ^a   Cheng, Ching Li ^b   Huang, Pei Jung ^a   Lin, Shan Yang ^c  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAINAN INSTITUTE OF NURSING   (Taiwan)

^c YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Calciumhydroxyapatite; Cardiac calculus; Cholesterol; FE SEM ESEM EDX; Hypercholesterolemia; Raman

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCIUM; CALCULATIONS; CHOLESTEROL; ENAMELS; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; HYDROXYAPATITE; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECTROMETERS; TRACE ELEMENTS; X RAY SPECTROMETERS; X RAYS;

CALCIUMHYDROXYAPATITE; CARDIAC CALCULUS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROMETERS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MICRO-STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; RAMAN;

HEART;

CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYAPATITE; MINERAL;

ARTICLE; CALCINOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHEMISTRY; HEART ATRIUM; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROMETRY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCINOSIS; CHOLESTEROL; DURAPATITE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MINERALS; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION;

EID: 84892974156     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-013-7414-z     Document Type: Article

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