Comparative Evaluation of Schistocyte Counting by an Automated Method and by Microscopic Determination

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 739-745

  Lesesve, Jean François ^a,e   Salignac, Sylvain ^a   Alla, François ^c   Defente, Michael ^a   Benbih, Mohamed ^b   Bordigoni, Pierre ^d   Lecompte, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^b Hospital   (France)

^c Epidemiol and Clin Eval Service   (France)

^d Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit   (France)

^e CHU NANCY BRABOIS   (France)

Author keywords

ADVIA 120; Automated hematology analyzer; Optical microscopy; Schistocyte

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; AUTOANALYZER; CELL COUNT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCHISTOCYTE; THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

EID: 2042527668     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/MY7077989KWDYP88     Document Type: Article

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