Interference of gadolinium on the measurement of selenium in human serum by inductively coupled plasma-quadrupole mass spectrometry.

Authors :: Walter A
Nelms S
Harrington CF
Taylor A
Source :: Annals of clinical biochemistry [Ann Clin Biochem] 2011 Mar; Vol. 48 (Pt 2), pp. 176-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Feb 25.
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: Selenium is an important clinical biomarker of nutritional status; however, the occurrence of gadolinium in a patient's serum as a result of the contrast agents used during magnetic resonance imaging investigations, results in a significant positive bias in its measurement by inductively coupled plasma-quadrupole mass spectrometry.

Subjects :: Female
Humans
Artifacts
Blood Chemical Analysis methods
Gadolinium blood
Mass Spectrometry methods
Selenium blood

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