Evaluation of the monocyte counting by the ABX Vega. Comparison with the manual method and fluoro-flow cytometry

Hematology and Cell Therapy

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 47-50

  Morillon, M ^a   Maslin, J ^a   De Pina, J J ^a   Louis, F J ^a   Martet, G ^a  

^a LAVERAN MILITARY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

ABX Vega; Automated hematology analyzer; Flow cytometry; Instrument evaluation; Monocyte counting

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; BLOOD SMEAR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRANULOCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MICROSCOPY; MONOCYTE; MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032943022     PISSN: 12693286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00282-999-0047-1     Document Type: Article

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