title: Thermogravimetric analysis of urinary stones.
abstract: Routine thermogravimetric (TG) analysis of 501 upper urinary calculi from the State of Jammu and Kashmir is described. The technique is simple, rapid and quantitative, and the equipment is easily maintained. The technique was found to be helpful in 95.4% of urinary stones and it is suggested that TG analysis may be employed as a technique of first choice in the routine quantitative analysis of all urinary calculi.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India.
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Beigh
mesh_terms: D002129:Calcium Oxalate / Q000032:analysis; D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000032:analysis*; D008274:Magnesium / Q000032:analysis; D017616:Magnesium Compounds; D010710:Phosphates / Q000032:analysis; D000069877:Struvite; D013818:Thermogravimetry; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D017616:Magnesium Compounds; D010710:Phosphates; C485828:alpha-tricalcium phosphate; C485830:tetracalcium phosphate; D002129:Calcium Oxalate; C485838:calcium phosphate, monobasic, anhydrous; C020243:calcium phosphate; D000069877:Struvite; D008274:Magnesium; C485829:calcium phosphate, dibasic, anhydrous