Performance and abnormal cell flagging comparisons of three automated blood cell counters

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 140, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 845-852

  Hotton, Julie ^a   Broothaers, Jan ^a   Swaelens, Caroline ^a   Cantinieaux, Brigitte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Abnormal lymphocytes; Blast; Cell Dyn Sapphire; DxH 800; Flag; HemaCAM; IG; NRBC; XN 2000

Indexed keywords

ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BLAST CELL; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE; GRANULOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE; MICROSCOPY; NEUTROPHIL; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ABNORMAL LYMPHOCYTES; BLAST; CELL-DYN SAPPHIRE; DXH-800; FLAG; HEMACAM; IG; NRBC; XN-2000;

AUTOMATION; BLOOD CELL COUNT; HEMATOLOGY; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84888217412     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPE5R4SOQBUULZ     Document Type: Article

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