The classification of Crithidia luciliae immunofluorescence test (CLIFT) using a novel automated system

Arthritis Research and Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Buzzulini, Francesca ^a   Rigon, Amelia ^a   Soda, Paolo ^a   Onofri, Leonardo ^a   Infantino, Maria ^b   Arcarese, Luisa ^a   Iannello, Giulio ^a   Afeltra, Antonella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b Hospital S Giovanni di Dio   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA ANTIBODY; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR;

ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; CELL LABELING; CLASSIFICATION; CRITHIDIA; CRITHIDIA LUCILIAE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; NONHUMAN; RECOGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALIDATION STUDY; AUTOMATION; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; METHODS;

ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; AUTOMATION; CRITHIDIA; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS;

EID: 84900332668     PISSN: 14786354     EISSN: 14786362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/ar4510     Document Type: Article

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