New Pathophysiological Aspects of Growth and Prevention of Kidney Stones
Figure 1
Spectrophotometric crystallization curve: start of increase of optical density (OD) reflecting crystal concentration in urine, (2) maximal OD (mOD) reached at the end of oxalate titration, (2)-(3) slow OD decrease () by sedimentation of single crystals, and (3) start of rapid OD decrease () indicating crystal aggregation.