Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 38-44 , January 2010

Gadolinium deposition in nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: An examination of tissue using synchrotron x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy

  • Whitney A. High, MD, MEng

      Affiliations

    • Dermatology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
    • Pathology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Whitney A. High, MD, MEng, Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, PO Box 6510, Mail Stop F703, Aurora, CO 80045-0510.
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  • James F. Ranville, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Chemistry (Geochemistry), Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado
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  • Mariah Brown, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dermatology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
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  • Tracy Punshon, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Biology, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
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  • Antonio Lanzirotti, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Advanced Radiation Sources (CARS), University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Brian P. Jackson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Chemistry and Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire

,Accepted 23 July 2009.

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 Funding for Dr Brown's participation and for materials used in the study was provided by a mentoring grant from the Women's Dermatology Society. Funding for Dr High's participation in the study was provided by a Career Development Award in Medical Dermatology from the Dermatology Foundation. The X26A beamline is supported by the United States Department of Energy (Geosciences, Grant DE-FG02-92ER14244). No additional funding was needed or accepted.

 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

 Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0190-9622(09)00933-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.07.018

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 38-44 , January 2010