title: Performance characteristics of the Sysmex XT-2000i hematology analyzer.
abstract: The XT-2000i is a new hematology analyzer combining aperture impedance and optical technologies. It is capable of generating a 30-parameter hematologic assay on peripheral blood at a throughput of 80 samples per hour. We have evaluated the performance characteristics of the XT-2000i analyzer and compared them with those of the state-of-the-art XE-2100 analyzer and the manual differential count. The XT-2000i compared favorably with the XE-2100 analyzer and exceeded the manufacturer's specifications in all parameters tested. The XT-2000i has a user-friendly graphical user interface, and there was virtually no downtime during the period of evaluation. This analyzer can be recommended as a backup to the XE-2100 analyzer or as a stand-alone analyzer in a laboratory with moderate volume and a broad complexity of samples.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. bfernandes@mtsinai.on.ca
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authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fernandes
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authors.lastname: Hamaguchi
mesh_terms: D001322:Autoanalysis; D001772:Blood Cell Count / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards; D003658:Decision Making, Computer-Assisted; D004389:Durable Medical Equipment / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D006403:Hematologic Tests / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014584:User-Computer Interface