A method for optimizing and validating institution-specific flagging criteria for automated cell counters

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 134, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1528-1533

  Sireci, Anthony ^a,b   Schlaberg, Robert ^c   Kratz, Alexander ^d  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

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

^d NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; AUTOMATION; BIOSTATISTICS; CELL COUNT; EVALUATION; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD;

AUTOANALYSIS; AUTOMATION; BIOSTATISTICS; CELL COUNT; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HEMATOLOGY; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77958583965     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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