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Order Code GDCU Gadolinium/Creatinine Ratio, Urine


Specimen Required


Only orderable as part of a profile. For more information see GDUCR / Gadolinium/Creatinine Ratio, Random, Urine.


Useful For

Measurement of gadolinium concentration for assessing chronic exposure and monitoring effectiveness of dialysis using a random urine collection

Method Name

Only orderable as part of a profile. For more information see GDUCR / Gadolinium/Creatinine Ratio, Random, Urine.

 

Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

Reporting Name

Gadolinium/Creat Ratio, U

Specimen Type

Urine

Specimen Minimum Volume

1.5 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Urine Refrigerated (preferred) 28 days
  Ambient  28 days
  Frozen  28 days

Reject Due To

  All specimens will be evaluated at Mayo Clinic Laboratories for test suitability

Reference Values

Only orderable as part of a profile. For more information see GDUCR / Gadolinium/Creatinine Ratio, Random, Urine.

 

0-17 years: Not established

≥18 years: <0.8 mcg/g creatinine

Method Description

The metal of interest is analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.(Unpublished Mayo method)

Day(s) Performed

Thursday

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

CPT Code Information

83018