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Microanalysis of Pathological Crystals and Urinary Calculi

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Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 431))

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Pathological crystals are known to cause crystal-induced arthritis (1). The identification of crystals is necessary on the diagnosis of the disease (2). The identification of crystals is usually carried out with a polarizing microscope. However, it is difficult to determine the composition of crystals with the microscope. X-ray analysis is recommended on the determination of crystals.

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  1. Central Laboratory of Analytical Biochemistry, Japan

    Kiyoko Kaneko

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Japan

    Shin Fujimori, Noriko Yamaoka & Ieo Akaoka

  3. Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical College, Tokyo, Japan

    Naoyuki Kamatani & Hisashi Yamanaka

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Kaneko, K., Fujimori, S., Kamatani, N., Yamanaka, H., Yamaoka, N., Akaoka, I. (1998). Microanalysis of Pathological Crystals and Urinary Calculi. In: Griesmacher, A., Müller, M.M., Chiba, P. (eds) Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism in Man IX. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 431. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5381-6_8

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