Analytical evaluation of the Radiometer AQT90 FLEX βhCG assay

The Evaluation of Cardiac Troponin I Assays Measured Radiometer AQT90 Flex and ReLIA Analyzers and Determination of Heterophilic Antibody Positivity Rate

Measurement of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) is important for the diagnosis of myocardial infarction and for risk stratification. The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic performance of AQT90 Flex cTnI and ReLIA cTnI assays as based Vidas Ultra cTnI results, and also determine rate of the heterophilic antibody (HAs) positivity. A total of 246 cTnI and HAs assays were performed from the b...

Multisite analytical evaluation of the Abbott ARCHITECT cyclosporine assay.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the analytical performance of the Abbott ARCHITECT Cyclosporine (CsA) immunoassay in 7 clinical laboratories in comparison to liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS), Abbott TDx, Cobas Integra 800, and the Dade Dimension Xpand immunoassay. The ARCHITECT assay uses a whole blood specimen, a pretreatment step with organic reagents to p...

Multi-site analytical evaluation of the Abbott ARCHITECT tacrolimus assay.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the analytical performance of the Abbott ARCHITECT Tacrolimus immunoassay. Proficiency panels and specimens from a population of organ transplant recipients were analyzed in 6 clinical laboratories in Europe and the United States, and the results were compared with other methods. The ARCHITECT assay requires a whole blood specimen pretreatment step wi...

the effect of using critical discourse analytical tools on the improvement of the learners level of critical thinking in reading comprehension

?it is of utmost priority for an experienced teacher to train the mind of the students, and enable them to think critically and correctly. the most important question here is that how to develop such a crucial ability? this study examines a new way to the development of critical thinking utilizing critical discourse analytical tools. to attain this goal, two classes of senior english la...

Analytical Performances of HbA1c technique on CAPILLARYS 2 Flex Piercing and MINICAP Flex Piercing