Open AccessA Novel Implementation of Magnetic Levitation to Quantify Leukocyte Size, Morphology, and Magnetic Properties to Identify Patients With Sepsis
Author(s) -
Mikkel Schou Andersen,
Shulin Lu,
Gregory J. Lopez,
Annmarie Touborg Lassen,
Nathan I. Shapiro,
Ionita Ghiran
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.095
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1540-0514
pISSN - 1073-2322
DOI - 10.1097/shk.0000000000001139
Subject(s) - medicine , sepsis , emergency department , receiver operating characteristic , septic shock , gastroenterology , psychiatry
We have developed a novel, easily implementable methodology using magnetic levitation to quantify circulating leukocyte size, morphology, and magnetic properties, which may help in rapid, bedside screening for sepsis.