Red cell cytograms generated by an ADVIA 120 automated hematology analyzer: Characteristic patterns in common hematological conditions

Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 549-555

  Kakkar, Naveen ^a   Makkar, Manisha ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Advia 120; Analyzer; Automated; Cytogram; Red cell

Indexed keywords

COLD AGGLUTININ; EDETIC ACID;

ADULT; ANALYZER; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MACROCYTIC ANEMIA; MALE; SPHEROCYTOSIS; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 77951948924     PISSN: 00075027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/LM23R7FULSTUJSJD     Document Type: Article

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