Test Directory

Test Code
STOA
Test Name
Stone Analysis
Included Tests
  • Composition
  • Description
  • Mass
Expected Turnaround Time
1 - 4 days
Clinical Utility
Determine composition of calculi.
Specimen and Container Info

Preferred Specimen Type: Calculus Specimen

Preferred Collection Container: Sterile Container

Desired Specimen Volume: Entire Calculus Specimen

Collection Instructions
Collect calculus specimen in sterile container.
Transport Instructions

Transport to the laboratory at room temperature.  

Stability Requirements

Room Temperature

Indefinitely

Refrigerated

Indefinitely

Frozen

Indefinitely
Causes for Rejection
Any collection or shipping container with a needle attached.
Methodology
Quantitative Reflectance Fourier Transform Infared Spectroscopy/Quantitative Polarizing Microscopy
Reference Intervals

 See patient report.

Reference Lab
ARUP Laboratories
Testing Schedule
Routine, daily