title: Identification of urinary stone composition by pulsed dye laser.
abstract: Stones were recovered from the urinary tract and their composition determined by X-ray diffraction before exposure to a pulsed dye laser beam. The resultant fluorescent emissions were recorded using a scanning reticon and they appeared to be specifically related to the composition of each stone. This technique has a practical application as it may allow identification of the composition of urinary tract stones in vivo, and so indicate the best mode of lithotripsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University Hospital of South Manchester.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Holden
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Whitehurst
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Blacklock
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers; D008722:Methods; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000032:analysis*