Strategies for the identification of urinary calculus by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy.
The present work studies two different strategies to identify urinary calculus. On one hand, (linear or parametric and rank or non-parametric) correlation methods using a mu-LIBS system are studied. On the other hand, elemental ratios of reference materials are determined by using a higher-energy laser and an Echelle spectrograph with an ICCD camera, although without microscope. A data-treatment method was applied for each system and real samples of kidney stones--previously analyzed by IR spectroscopy--were used for reliable evaluation of two identification strategies.
Anzano
Jesús
J
Laser Laboratory and Environment, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Zaragoza, Pedro Cerbuna #12, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain. janzano@unizar.es
Lasheras
Roberto-Jesús
RJ
D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000737:chemistry; D007834:Lasers; D008722:Methods; D012015:Reference Standards; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis*