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Image: The highly-sensitive automated D-Dimer assay VIDAS D-Dimer Exclusion II (Photo courtesy of bioMérieux).

Different D-Dimer Values Compared for Venous Thromboembolism Risk

D-dimer assays are generally evaluated according to cutoff points calibrated for of venous thromboembolism exclusion and used to estimate the individual risk of recurrence after a first idiopathic event VTE.  More...
27 Sep 2015
Image: Bone marrow aspirate smear showing blasts with high nuclear: cytoplasmic ratio from a patient with acute myeloid leukemia (Photo courtesy of the Cleveland Clinic).

Relapse In Leukemia Linked to Genetic Mutations

For patients with an often-deadly form of leukemia, lingering cancer-related mutations detected after initial treatment with chemotherapy, are associated with an increased risk of relapse and poor survival.  More...
14 Sep 2015
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Tests Used to Measure Internal Bleeding Possibly Unreliable

Internal bleeding may be uncommon as a result of taking blood thinners, but the normal coagulation tests physicians use to check for the side effect of bleeding may not be reliable.   More...
09 Sep 2015
Image: Immunochemistry of bone marrow biopsy from an acute myeloid leukemia patient showing sheets of CD34 positive cells; corresponding bone marrow aspirate showed only 20% blasts (Photo courtesy of All India Institute of Medical Sciences).

Immunohistochemistry Assesses Early Response in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Acute myeloid leukemia is a heterogeneous disease with respect to prognosis and early response assessment has an established role as predictor of remission rate, and overall and disease-free survival.  More...
26 Aug 2015
Image: Preparation of clinical blood samples for test-flights by small drone. (1) Left: Custom-cut foam block. (2) Right: Placement of sealed foam lock in the bio-hazard bags as well as absorbent material for potential sample containment (Photos courtesy of Johns Hopkins Medicine and PLOS One).

Successful Transport of Blood Samples with Small Drones

A proof-of-concept, initial study has shown that small unmanned aerial systems could potentially be used to transport clinical blood specimens for diagnostics without damage to the specimens.  More...
17 Aug 2015

FDA Cleared Blood Lead Testing System Displayed at AACC

US Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance has been given for a new compact, relatively low cost analyzer to quantify lead levels in blood.   More...
10 Aug 2015
Image: The Elecsys benchtop analyzer was designed for small to medium workloads (Photo courtesy of Roche).

Rapid Automated Immunoassay for HTLV I/II Antibodies Now Available

An automated immunoassay for the detection of antibodies against human T-lymphotropic virus I or II in donated blood and routine diagnostic samples and is now available for use by blood centers and clinical laboratories.  More...
05 Aug 2015
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