Title :
An automated Raman device for gout diagnosis
Author :
Bolan Li ; Shan Yang ; Akkus, Ozan
Author_Institution :
Mech. & Aerosp. Eng. Dept., Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH, USA
Abstract :
This study reports an automated Raman device to identify crystals in synovial aspirates from patients with gout symptoms. Combined with sample preparation, the device could diagnose monosodium urate monohydrate crystals in a point-and-shoot sense.
Keywords :
Raman spectroscopy; biomedical equipment; diseases; patient diagnosis; sodium compounds; spectrochemical analysis; automated Raman device; gout diagnosis; gout symptoms; monosodium urate monohydrate crystal diagnosis; point-and-shoot sense; sample preparation; synovial aspirates; Crystals; Filtration; Fluids; Fluorescence; Joints; Optical filters; Raman scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
