Metabolic and Hereditary Factors: Are You Stone Prone?
Fig. 8.1 Urinary cystine stone crystals (M. Daudon, CRISTAL Laboratory) The first line of treatment for this condition (or, for that matter, ANY affliction of a urinary tract stone former)…
Room #2: The Test I Could Not Study For!
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015David A. Schulsinger (ed.)Kidney Stone Disease10.1007/978-3-319-12105-5_1 1. Room #2: The Test I Could Not Study For! David A. Schulsinger1 (1) Department of Urology, Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA …
Visiting the Other Side: The Roller Coaster Ride Continues!
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015David A. Schulsinger (ed.)Kidney Stone Disease10.1007/978-3-319-12105-5_2 2. Visiting the Other Side: The Roller Coaster Ride Continues! David A. Schulsinger1 (1) Department of Urology, Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA …
Sex and Stones: Sex and Stones May Break Your Bones, but Water Will Not Harm You!
Fig. 10.1 Ammonium acid urate stones derived from laxative abuse Eating Disorders Eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are very common. These eating disorders are known to…
The Rock of Ages: Stones Have Stood the Test of Time!
Fig. 4.1 Dornier HM1 (Courtesy of Dornier MedTech) Conclusion Treatment of urinary stones changed drastically over the centuries, from ancient medical treatment and primitive dangerous surgery to the sophisticated open…
Assessment of Renal Hemodynamics and Oxygenation by Simultaneous Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Quantitative Invasive Physiological Measurements
Fig. 1 Schematic view of the hydraulic occluder used for induction of aortic occlusion during MRI . 1 = Indistensible extension tube, 2 = sutures, 3 = distensible silicone tube, 4 = aorta. A water-filled syringe, connected to…
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Analysis of Ischemia/Reperfusion in Experimental Acute Renal Injury
Fig. 1 Schematic view of the hydraulic occluder used for induction of renal ischemia during MRI . 1 = indistensible extension tube, 2 = sutures, 3 = distensible silicone tube, 4 = renal vein, 5 = renal artery. A water-filled…
Prolonged and Continuous Measurement of Kidney Oxygenation in Conscious Rats
Fig. 1 Schematic diagram of the fully implantable telemetry system for measurement of kidney tissue PO2. After implantation surgery each rat is placed on a SmartPad that enables transcutaneous recharging…
Use of Cationized Ferritin Nanoparticles to Measure Renal Glomerular Microstructure with MRI
Fig. 1 Recommended chemistry setup for filling apoferritin . (a) Double manifold importing N2 gas and expelling nitrogen through a gas bubbler (b). (c) Three neck flask fitted with a…
Intravital Multiphoton Imaging of the Kidney: Tubular Structure and Metabolism
Probe Characteristic Function 2-Photon ex range Nuclear and cell structure Hoechst 33342 Labels cell nuclei blue Nuclear change (apoptosis, mitosis) 780–820 nm Propidium iodide Labels cell nuclei red, membrane impermeable…
