title: [Present and future of flow cytometry].
abstract: Flow cytometry is used for lymphocyte subset identification and leukemia typing. In routine laboratories, leukocyte differentiation and reticulocyte counting are also common uses for flow cytometry. Flow cytometers provide accurate and precise data with simple manipulation. The disadvantage of flow cytometry is the low cost efficiency as a clinical test. Dual color analysis is a recent trend and more information on cells can be obtained, though the selection of antibody subclass sometimes leads to incorrect results. As technology develops, however, flow cytometry becomes more feasible in routine clinical laboratories, and the number of clinical uses will increase.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Laboratory Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School.
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authors.lastname: Tatsumi
mesh_terms: D001772:Blood Cell Count; D002469:Cell Separation; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D005434:Flow Cytometry / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D016131:Lymphocyte Subsets