Analytic validation and clinical evaluation of the STA LIATEST immunoturbidimetric D-dimer assay for the diagnosis of disseminated intravascular coagulation

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 178-184

  Lehman, Christopher M ^a,b   Wilson, Lori W ^b   Rodgers, George M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ARUP INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

D dimer; DIC; Disseminated intravascular coagulation; Receiver operating characteristic curve; ROC curve

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; FIBRINOGEN;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOTURBIDIMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TURBIDIMETRY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 3242754929     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/X4YN001GU51NGG9Y     Document Type: Article

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