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Reporting and grading of abnormal red blood cell morphology
Author(s) -
Constantino B. T.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of laboratory hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.705
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1751-553X
pISSN - 1751-5521
DOI - 10.1111/ijlh.12215
Subject(s) - grading (engineering) , standardization , hematology , hematology analyzer , medicine , pathology , medical physics , computer science , biology , ecology , operating system
Summary In spite of the continual standardization of test result formats, the improvements of laboratory technologies, publications of reference guidelines, and the advancements in hematology analyzers, the methods of reporting or grading abnormal red blood cell morphology still vary among laboratories everywhere. This article describes the methods or systems of reporting abnormal red cell morphology and the conditions associated with the abnormalities.