Method and system for analyzing a blood sample

摘要

Methods, systems, and computer program products for the analysis of a blood sample are disclosed. One embodiment is a method of detecting and enumerating hard-to-ghost cells in a blood sample. Another embodiments is a method of analyzing reticulocytes in a blood sample. Methods of using blood count parameters are also provided.

主权项

1. A method of detecting hard-to-ghost cells in a blood sample comprising:
(a) mixing the blood sample with a ghosting reagent to remove hemoglobin from red blood cells, thereby generating a ghosted blood sample; (b) evaluating the ghosted blood sample in a cytometric flow cell by a detection comprising an axial light loss measurement, thereby generating event data; and (c) identifying hard-to-ghost cells using axial light loss measurement of the event data.