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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Main Authors: Mohamed-Rachid Boulassel, Raya Al-Farsi, Sulaiman Al-Hashmi, Hamad Al-Riyami, Hammad Khan, Salam Al-Kindi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sultan Qaboos University 2015-11-01
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