Reporting and grading of abnormal red blood cell morphology.
In spite of the continual standardization of test result formats, the improvements of laboratory technologies, publications of reference guidelines, and the advancements in hematology analyzers, the methods of reporting or grading abnormal red blood cell morphology still vary among laboratories everywhere. This article describes the methods or systems of reporting abnormal red cell morphology and the conditions associated with the abnormalities.
Mississauga, ON, Canada.
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D004913:Erythrocytes, Abnormal / Q000473:pathology*; D006403:Hematologic Tests / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans
Red blood cell morphology; grading system; standardization