Abstract:
A method for counting blood cells in a sample of whole blood. The method comprises the steps of: (a) providing a sample of whole blood; (b) depositing the sample of whole blood onto a slide, e.g., a microscope slide; (c) employing a spreader to create a blood smear; (d) allowing the blood smear to dry on the slide; (e) measuring absorption or reflectance of light attributable to the hemoglobin in the red blood cells in the blood smear on the slide; (f) recording a magnified two-dimensional digital image of the area of analysis identified by the measurement in step (e) as being of suitable thickness for analysis; and (g) collecting, analyzing, and storing data from the magnified two-dimensional digital image. Optionally, steps of fixing and staining of blood cells on the slide can be employed in the method.
Abstract:
A method for identifying, characterizing, categorizing and enumerating cells. The method is based on the survival of different cell populations in the sample when the sample condition is being changed to elicit a response. The cells are being monitored either by direct disappearance of intact cells or by the appearance of cell structures, carcasses, ghosts or residuum. In one embodiment, a leukocyte cell decay rate in the presence of an erythrolytic agent is determined by monitoring leukocyte counts at several time intervals. The decay rate is used to determine the presence of fragile leukocyte and the number of leukocytes in the sample. The method corrects errors in leukocyte counts which enables the use of strong erythrolytic agents in presence of lyse-resistant erythrocytes. The leukocyte decay rate can be back extrapolated to time zero to provide an accurate estimate of the leukocyte count initially present in the sample.
Abstract:
A method for counting blood cells in a sample of whole blood. The method comprises the steps of: (a) providing a sample of whole blood; (b) depositing the sample of whole blood onto a slide, e.g., a microscope slide; (c) employing a spreader to create a blood smear; (d) allowing the blood smear to dry on the slide; (e) measuring absorption or reflectance of light attributable to the hemoglobin in the red blood cells in the blood smear on the slide; (f) recording a magnified two-dimensional digital image of the area of analysis identified by the measurement in step (e) as being of suitable thickness for analysis; and (g) collecting, analyzing, and storing data from the magnified two-dimensional digital image. Optionally, steps of fixing and staining of blood cells on the slide can be employed in the method.
Abstract:
L'invention concerne un procédé destiné à identifier, à distinguer, à classer par catégories et à dénombrer des cellules. Le procédé est basé sur la durée de vie de différentes populations cellulaires dans un échantillon dont on est train de modifier les conditions pour induire une réponse. Ces cellules sont contrôlées soit par élimination directe des cellules intactes soit par introduction de structures cellulaires, de carcasses, d'hôtes ou de résidu. Dans un mode de réalisation, le taux de désintégration des cellules leucocytaires en présence d'un agent érythrolytique est déterminé en contrôlant la numération leucocytaire à plusieur intervalles de temps. Le taux de désintégration est utilisé afin de déterminer la présence des leucocytes dans l'échantillon. Le procédé corrige les erreurs de comptage des leucocytes et permet d'utiliser de puissants agents érythrolytiques en présence d'hérythrocytes résistant à la lyse. Le taux de désintégration des leucocytes peut être rétroextrapolé à zéro pour donner une estimation précise du comptage des leucocytes initialement présents dans l'échantillon.
Abstract:
A method for counting blood cells in a sample of whole blood. The method comprises the steps of: (a) providing a sample of whole blood; (b) depositing the sample of whole blood onto a slide, e.g., a microscope slide; (c) employing a spreader to create a blood smear; (d) allowing the blood smear to dry on the slide; (e) measuring absorption or reflectance of light attributable to the hemoglobin in the red blood cells in the blood smear on the slide; (f) recording a magnified two-dimensional digital image of the area of analysis identified by the measurement in step (e) as being of suitable thickness for analysis; and (g) collecting, analyzing, and storing data from the magnified two-dimensional digital image. Optionally, steps of fixing and staining of blood cells on the slide can be employed in the method.