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Three-dimensional reconstruction (a), coronal (b), and axial (c, d) CT images of bilateral calcite-nephrolithiasis in a malnourished anorectic woman. The stones were homogeneous with Hounsfield units around 1900.
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The stones were homogeneous and had a Hounsfield unit around 1900 (Fig. 1).
Infrared spectroscopic analysis of the right-sided kidney stone revealing pure calcite.
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Stone analysis from both sides using IRS revealed pure calcite (CaCO3) (Fig. 2).