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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Quest Diagnostics Investments Incorporated, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Michael P. Caulfield, San Clemente, CA (US);
Gloria Kwangja Lee, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);
Assignee:
Quest Diagnostics Investments Incorporated, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided are methods for determining the amount of one or more of one or more of epinephrine (E), norepinephrine (NE), and dopamine (D) in a sample using mass spectrometry. The methods generally involve ionizing one or more of E, NE, and D in a sample and detecting and quantifying the amount of the ion to determine the amount of one or more of E, NE, and D in the sample.