• DocumentCode
    688589
  • 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
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6832963