Accuracy of Platelet Counting by Optical and Impedance Methods in Patients with Thrombocytopaenia and Microcytosis
Objectives: Obtaining accurate platelet counts in microcytic blood samples is challenging, even with the most reliable automated haematology analysers. The CELL-DYN™ Sapphire (Abbott Laboratories, Chicago, Illinois, USA) analyser uses both optical density and electronic impedance methods for platele...
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Sultan Qaboos University
2015-11-01
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Series: | Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | http://web.squ.edu.om/squmj/includes/tng/pub/tNG_download.asp?id=503759b2546fdfe57630d971fb7f8acc |