A recent article published in Leukemia proposed a novel and simple technique for detecting and diagnosing myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) using immunofluorescence microscopy on blood smears.

Sputum Smear Microscopy: A sample of sputum (mucus ... Interferon-Gamma Release Assays (IGRA): Blood tests like QuantiFERON-TB Gold check for immune response to TB bacteria, mainly for latent ...

In smear microscopy — a technique developed in the ... inexpensive and capable of working with unprocessed biological samples (such as blood, sputum or urine). With this aim in mind, Ralph ...

Lymphocyte counts help doctors diagnose, stage, and treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Other factors, such as the risk level of the type of CLL you have, also play a role. CLL is a slowly ...

Bladder cancer usually is associated with blood in the urine (hematuria ... This method of detecting cancer cells under the microscope is very similar to a PAP smear for women. If the cancer is ...

Though the sample proved sterile on culture, Gram positive cocci were seen on microscopy and fully sensitive Streptococcus pneumoniae was grown from the blood cultures ... The false negative rate of ...

Further testing may include: Peripheral smear for morphology: With a blood smear, the blood cells are looked at under the microscope rather than in an automated machine alone, and changes such as ...

This test is usually done after a CBC to investigate an abnormality. In a peripheral blood smear, the blood sample is viewed under the microscope. In addition to being able to visualize differences in ...

We place the speculum just like you were having a traditional Pap smear and then we use a microscope to look at the cervix more closely. We use different solutions that we put on the cervix ...