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ReviewMetallomics : integrated biometal science2022

X-ray fluorescence microscopy methods for biological tissues.

M Jake Pushie, Nicole J Sylvain, Huishu Hou, Mark J Hackett, Michael E Kelly, Samuel M Webb

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In one paragraph

Review in Metallomics : integrated biometal science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
27citing papers in PubMed
7.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

M Jake PushieDepartment of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5E5 Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7494-5427
Nicole J SylvainDepartment of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5E5 Canada.
Huishu HouDepartment of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5E5 Canada.
Mark J HackettCurtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Austrailia 6102, Australia.
Michael E KellyDepartment of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5E5 Canada.
Samuel M WebbStanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.
University of Saskatchewan · CACurtin University · AUSLAC National Accelerator Laboratory · US

Funding

A Synchrotron Radiation Structural Biology ResourcesP30GM133894 · NIGMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Ritimukta Sarangi · 2020 to 2026
$43.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM133894
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence microscopy is a flexible tool for identifying the distribution of trace elements in biological specimens across a broad range of sample sizes. The technique is not particularly limited by sample type and can be performed on ancient fossils, fixed or fresh tissue specimens, and in some cases even live tissue and live cells can be studied. The technique can also be expanded to provide chemical specificity to elemental maps, either at individual points of interest in a map or across a large field of view. While virtually any sample type can be characterized with X-ray fluorescence microscopy, common biological sample preparation methods (often borrowed from other fields, such as histology) can lead to unforeseen pitfalls, resulting in altered element distributions and concentrations. A general overview of sample preparation and data-acquisition methods for X-ray fluorescence microscopy is presented, along with outlining the general approach for applying this technique to a new field of investigation for prospective new users. Considerations for improving data acquisition and quality are reviewed as well as the effects of sample preparation, with a particular focus on soft tissues. The effects of common sample pretreatment steps as well as the underlying factors that govern which, and to what extent, specific elements are likely to be altered are reviewed along with common artifacts observed in X-ray fluorescence microscopy data.

Indexed as

SynchrotronsTrace ElementsMicroscopy, FluorescenceProspective StudiesSpectrometry, X-Ray EmissionX-RaysTrace Elementsbiological sampleschemical speciationimagingmappingXFIXFMX-ray fluorescence microscopy

Identifiers

PMID35512669
PMCPMC9226457
OpenAlexW4229011489

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