Investigations into the application of methane addition to the nebulizer gas in inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry for the removal of polyatomic interferences

1992 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 1157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve J. Hill ◽  
Michael J. Ford ◽  
Les Ebdon
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Polyatomic Interferences

Gadolinium-based contrast agents: A clinically significant analytical interference in inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry elemental analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (6) ◽  
pp. 638-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Day ◽  
Sarah Erdahl ◽  
Steve Eckdahl ◽  
Joshua Bornhorst ◽  
Paul J Jannetto
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Contrast Agents ◽  
Elemental Analysis ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Charge Effect ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Polyatomic Interferences ◽  
Double Charge

Background Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) have been used in magnetic resonance imaging for the past 30 years, where they have significantly improved the effectiveness of imaging studies. However, the increased usage of gadolinium in the medical community has also resulted in unexpected interferences in other laboratory assays. This has been particularly the case in clinical elemental analysis using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Methods By conducting ICP-MS interference experiments, we describe how gadolinium interferes with elemental analysis by space charge effect, double charge effect and the creation of polyatomic interferences. Additionally, by reviewing more than a year of reference laboratory data from our laboratory information system, we determined the number of elemental tests cancelled due to gadolinium interference. Results Interference experiments show that gadolinium normally found in GBCAs can interfere with heavy metals, platinum and selenium analysis of biological fluids using ICP-MS. Within one year, our institution’s metals laboratory had to cancel 42 selenium serum tests and 19 heavy metal urine panels due to potential interference caused by gadolinium. Conclusions GBCAs will continue to be utilized in hospitals around the world. However, clinical laboratories should be wary of potential interferences caused by GBCAs. Relevant interferences include space charge effect, double charge interference, and the formation of polyatomic interferences caused by gadolinium. These interferences can negatively affect patient care by resulting in cancelled laboratory tests and causing patients to have blood redrawn and analysed at a later date leading to delays in their diagnosis/treatment.

scholarly journals Characterisation of matrix-based polyatomic interference formation in laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry using dried micro-droplet ablation and its relevance for bioimaging

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (41) ◽  
pp. 7552-7556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominic J. Hare ◽  
Fred Fryer ◽  
Bence Paul ◽  
David P. Bishop ◽  
Philip A. Doble
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Polyatomic Interference ◽  
Polyatomic Interferences

Dried micro-droplets were used to characterise the formation of polyatomic interferences by LA-ICP-MS.

Single Particle Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry: Investigating Nonlinear Response Observed in Pulse Counting Mode and Extending the Linear Dynamic Range by Compensating for Dead Time Related Count Losses on a Microsecond Timescale

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingo Strenge ◽  
Carsten Engelhard
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Nonlinear Response ◽  
Dynamic Range ◽  
Dead Time ◽  
Inorganic Nanoparticles ◽  
Linear Dynamic Range ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry

<p>The article demonstrates the importance of using a suitable approach to compensate for dead time relate count losses (a certain measurement artefact) whenever short, but potentially strong transient signals are to be analysed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Findings strongly support the theory that inadequate time resolution, and therefore insufficient compensation for these count losses, is one of the main reasons for size underestimation observed when analysing inorganic nanoparticles using ICP-MS, a topic still controversially discussed.</p>

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