Chemical characterization of Maltese-cross birefringent particles in synovial fluid samples collected from symptomatic joints

Authors

Bolan Li
Nora Singer
Ann Rosenthal
Mustafa Unal
Donard Haggins, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Yener N. Yeni, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Ozan Akkus

Recommended Citation

Li B, Singer N, Rosenthal A, Unal M, Haggins D, Yeni YN, and Akkus O. Chemical characterization of Maltese-cross birefringent particles in synovial fluid samples collected from symptomatic joints. Joint Bone Spine 2018; 85(4): 501-503.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-1-2018

Publication Title

Joint, bone, spine

Medical Subject Headings

Birefringence; Humans; Microscopy; Electrochemical; Scanning/methods; Osteoarthritis/diagnosis; Sampling Studies; Sensitivity and Specificity; Synovial Fluid/chemistry; Synovitis/physiopathology; Calcium carbonate; Crystal-induced arthritis; Maltese-cross birefringent crystals; Raman microspectroscopy; Scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy; Synovial fluid

PubMed ID

28965940

Volume

85

Issue

4

First Page

501

Last Page

503