Abridged differential leucocyte counts provided by a Coulter Channelyzer in a routine haematology laboratory.
We have used automated differential leucocyte counts by volume analysis for the past six months after initial evaluation had shown several advantages--namely, accuracy, simplicity, speed, and low cost. We describe the operation of the Coulter Channelyzer Model C-1000, which is linked to a Coulter Model S cell counter, analyse the cost, and comment on the clinical and laboratory consequences of adopting this method.
D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D007958:Leukocyte Count / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors