"This book acts as a clinical manual for the diagnostician who cannot turn to reference books when the morphology or immunophenotype are atypical. This volume presents a logical practical approach to the diagnosis of blood disorders, both neoplastic and reactive, and other diagnostic applications of flow cytometry in non-neoplastic haematology diagnosis. Illustrations are provided throughout with worked examples"--Provided by publisher.
Considering flow cytometry as one of the suite of techniques needed for diagnosing blood malignancies, consultant haematologists Leach and Drummond, and haemato-oncology laboratory manager Doig (all Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland) offer a practical guide for anyone who instigates, performs, interprets, or acts on the flow cytometry of patient material. They acknowledge wide variation in the background and experience of readers, and in the quality of samples brought for testing, so focus on how things tend to be rather than how they ought to be. Among the topics are principles of flow cytometry, limitations, acute leukaemia, myelodysplastic syndromes and myeloproliferative neoplasms, minimal residual disease, and reactive and non-neoplastic phenomena. Also available in electronic form. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
This book acts as a clinical manual for the diagnostician who cannot turn to reference books when the morphology or immunophenotype are atypical. This volume presents a logical practical approach to the diagnosis of blood disorders, both neoplastic and reactive, and other diagnostic applications of flow cytometry in non-neoplastic haematology diagnosis. Illustrations are provided throughout with worked examples.