The Vibrant Heavy Metals Panel specifically reports inorganic arsenic. Inorganic arsenic is clinically relevant because it represents the toxicologically significant form associated with adverse health outcomes.
Vibrant uses ICP-MS/MS technology, which provides high sensitivity and specificity for quantifying all trace elements offered at Vibrant. At this time, this is the gold standard for detection of inorganic arsenic.
Vibrant uses a proprietary separation method which is configured to selectively measure inorganic arsenic and the values reported reflect only the inorganic fraction.