An automated image analysis method for the measurement of neutrophil alkaline phosphatase in the prenatal screening of down syndrome

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 254-259

  Tafas, Triantafyllos ^a,b,c,d,e   Cuckle, Howard S ^a,b,c,d,e   Nasr, Sharif ^a,b,c,d,e   Krivchenia, Eric L ^a,b,c,d,e   Resvani, Eleni ^a,b,c,d,e   Evans, Mark I ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c HUTZEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Corning/MetPath Laboratory ^*  (United States)

^e EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Automation; Down syndrome; Image analysis; Neutrophil alkaline phosphatase; Prenatal screening

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; NEUTROPHIL; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TECHNIQUE; TIME;

EID: 0029937460     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: 14219964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000264311     Document Type: Article

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