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Table 3 Comparison of predominant constituents identified in gall stones by FTIR AKU with international reference laboratory

From: Development and validation of standard and real patient gallstone library using Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy

 

Inter-laboratory comparison, n = 20

Concordance (%)

Reference lab

AKU

Main constituent of stone

Cholesterol

Cholesterol

100

Additional constituents identified in gall stones

None

None, n = 11 Bile salt & Bilirubin, n = 8 Only Bilirubin, n = 1

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