title: Application of energy dispersive X-ray fluorescent spectrometry (EDXRF) in drug-related cases.
abstract: We applied here energy dispersive X-ray fluorescent spectrometry (EDXRF) to two medico-legal autopsy cases of bromvalerylurea ingestion. Rapid elemental analysis using EDXRF identified bromide in blood, urine and stomach contents of victims during autopsy. The present cases indicate that screening with EDXRF, an instrument suitable for non-destructive, rapid elemental analysis, provides useful information for identification of drugs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Legal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1, Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan. gengring@hyo-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Motonori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: Minori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishiguchi
authors.forename: Shogo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kasuda
authors.forename: Harumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ouchi
authors.forename: Takako
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Minami
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: Takehiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamura
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Motomura
authors.forename: Takehiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: Motoo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Komeda
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: Nao
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ohtsu
authors.forename: Shie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ameno
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hishida
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001965:Bromides / Q000032:analysis*; D001968:Bromisovalum / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D053593:Forensic Toxicology; D005766:Gastrointestinal Contents / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000506:poisoning*; D008297:Male; D013052:Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D001965:Bromides; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D001968:Bromisovalum