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Hematology

Image: The VenousPro portable automated venipuncture medical device identifying a suitable vein for phlebotomy (Photo courtesy of VascuLogic, LLC).

Fully Automated Venipuncture Device Improves Pediatric Experience

A novel medical device has been developed that will provide phlebotomists and clinicians with a technology to enable blood drawing accuracy at the first try.  More...
30 Jan 2014
Image: DNA-enrichment technology of PointMan from EKF Diagnostics enables detection of low-level DNA mutations from whole blood samples (Photo courtesy of EKF Diagnostics).

DNA-Enrichment Technology May Help Replace Biopsies for Cancer Mutation Testing

An ultra-sensitive RT-PCR approach using breakthrough DNA-enrichment technology has now enabled low-level DNA mutations in cancer patients to be detected from whole blood samples.  More...
29 Jan 2014
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Image: The noninvasive hemoglobin (SpHb) device (Photo image courtesy of Masimo Corp).

Point-of-Care Hemoglobin Testing Compared with Laboratory Analyzer

Hemoglobin concentration is assessed to detect anemia and its associated morbidities and is usually determined from venous or capillary blood samples run on a laboratory analyzer.  More...
28 Jan 2014
Image: The new high standard \"Access Total βhCG (5th IS)\" assay for pregnancy determination from Beckman Coulter Diagnostics (Photo courtesy of Beckman Coulter).

New Pregnancy Assay Receives CE Marking and FDA Clearance

The approved new pregnancy determination assay features a broad dynamic range and is the first to standardize to the World Health Organization's latest international standard.  More...
20 Jan 2014
Image: The XN-2000 series model automated hematology analyzer (Photo courtesy of Sysmex).

Automated Hematology Analyzer Enumerates Peripheral Blood Stem Cells

The number of infused cluster of differentiation CD34+ cells, which are normally found in the umbilical cord and bone marrow as hematopoietic cells, is crucial to the success of peripheral blood stem-cell transplantation.   More...
15 Jan 2014
Image: Photomicrograph shows a growing Plasmodium vivax trophozoite in a blood smear (Photo courtesy of the CDC - US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

Platelet Indices Altered in Severe Malaria

Changes in platelet counts during acute malaria are common and such changes are a major cause of concern to clinicians because such cases are more likely to evolve into serious and complicated disease.   More...
08 Jan 2014
Image: Micrograph of acute thrombotic microangiopathy disseminated intravascular coagulation (Photo courtesy of Nephron).

Automated Soluble Fibrin Assays Evaluated

The soluble fibrin monomer assay has the potential to be used both as an aid in the diagnosis of disseminated intravascular coagulation and as a thrombotic marker.  More...
26 Dec 2013
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The Hematology channel at LabMedica covers the all aspect of plasma, coagulation, transfusion medicine, and blood banking, as well as related lab tools and techniques.
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