Diagnostic performance of the variant lymphocyte flag of the Abbott Cell-Dyn 4000 haematology analyser

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-13

  Hoffmann, J J M L ^a   Hoedemakers, R M J ^a  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atypical lymphocytes; Blood smear; Cell Dyn 4000; Haematology analyser; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

AUTOANALYZER; BLOOD SMEAR; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE MEMBRANE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW;

AUTOANALYSIS; EVALUATION STUDIES; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 1242295132     PISSN: 01419854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0141-9854.2003.00581.x     Document Type: Review

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