CellaVision DM1200 User Manual page 172

Glossary CellaVision ® DM1200
PLT. Platelet, thrombocyte.
PLT estimate. Estimation of the PLT concentration.
PLT estimate factor. A predetermined factor to calculate the PLT estimate.
Poikilocytosis. Presence of abnormally shaped red blood cells.
Precharacterization. The characterization that the system suggests for the RBC
morphology of a sample.
Preclassification. The classification that the system suggests for each WBC.
Processing slides. The sequence of events from when the system starts working
with a slide until it is finished.
RBC. Red blood cell, erythrocyte.
Reclassification. The operator changes the preclassification.
Reference cells. A collection of white blood cells with typical characteristics,
available in the peripheral blood application.
Region of interest. A section of the body fluid or scan overview image tagged
by the operator.
Romanowsky stain. An eosin-methylenblue solution for staining of blood
smears. Wright and MGG are examples of different Romanowsky stains.
Signing. The final confirmation of the analysis results before locking and
reporting them.
Slide ID. The barcode number on the slide (PID). Same as Order ID.
Slide number. A sequential number to identify each slide in a multi-slide order.
Slide position. The position of a slide in a magazine.
SSU. Slide scanning unit.
Unidentified. Cells and objects which the system cannot preclassify.
Verification. The operator's review of WBC, RBC and PLT, for example
reclassification and confirmation of WBCs.
WBC. White blood cell, leukocyte.
Wright. A Romanowsky stain for blood smears.
Wright-Giemsa. A Romanowsky stain for blood smears.
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