title: A comprehensive knowledge-based system for laboratory hematology.
abstract: The Coulter FACULTY knowledge-based systems, Professor Petrushka for peripheral blood interpretation, Professor Fidelio for flow cytometry immunophenotyping and Professor Belmonte for bone marrow reporting, have been installed in several hospitals in Spain, Portugal and the United Kingdom. In Spain and Portugal, the systems are part of the IZASA-Coulter CITOTECA workstation, which includes a video camera for capturing microscopic images and a networkable laboratory information system supporting color reports. At the Royal Hospitals Trust (St. Bartholomew's Hospital and The Royal London Hospital, London, UK), networked workstations are available and the system is used daily to generate bone marrow reports in the hematology laboratories. There have been considerable benefits from adopting Coulter FACULTY for bone marrow reporting, including faster turnaround time, improved quality of the reports and cost savings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK. 100572.3637@compuserve.com
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Diamond
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Simón
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Aoûtka
mesh_terms: D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D001773:Blood Cells; D001856:Bone Marrow Examination / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D002984:Clinical Laboratory Information Systems; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003199:Computer Systems; D017046:Cost Savings; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006405:Hematology; D006801:Humans; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D008131:London; D018715:Microscopy, Video / Q000295:instrumentation; D011174:Portugal; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013030:Spain; D013997:Time Factors; D006113:United Kingdom; D014741:Video Recording / Q000295:instrumentation