Raman spectroscopy as a non-destructive tool to determine the chemical composition of urinary sediments

Urolithiasis is a common disease worldwide, but its causes are still not well understood. In many cases, crystalluria provides an early indication of urinary stone formation, and characterisation the deposits could help doctors to take preventative measures stop their further growth. Nowadays, gold standard for analysis optical microscopy, morphology-based information it can often be unreliable incomplete, particularly with no defined crystalline structure. response need more attested method, we used Raman spectroscopy determine chemical composition stones 15 patients urolithiasis in order find out whether direct correlation between corresponding exists. We found that main compounds typically constituting also form correlates eleven fifteen cases. However, brushite two cases did result brushite, mixed calcium oxalate monohydrate phosphate stones. Overall, informative reliable method sediments diagnosis formation.