Abstract Background Leukocytes comprise a wide variety of cell types, and evaluation of these components is critical in medical and clinical laboratory practice. Although sensitive laboratory methods may offer strong clues about leukocyte abnormalities, accurate morphologic evaluation of these cells…
Abstract Background The roots of automated hematology began with manual microscopy and laborious cell counting techniques. Using the Coulter principle and advances in laboratory methodology, automated hematology is now rapid and inexpensive with the complete blood cell count (CBC) being…
Abstract Background The field of hematology has long been at the forefront in the use of histopathology combined with ancillary laboratory methods, including genetic testing, to improve clinical outcomes. The benefits of these efforts for patients with hematopoietic malignancies have…