CellaVision DM1200 - Appendix H- Glossary

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CellaVision
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DM1200
Appendix H— Glossary
Description
Analysis Starts with the loading of slides and ends with the finished
report.
Confirmation The operator approves the preclassification.
Duplicate slide differential Two different persons sign one slide each in the order. The
average result is presented.
Grid square Sub-images of a PLT overview.
In-vitro Outside the living body; in an artificial environment.
LIS Laboratory Information System
Magazine A container transporting up to 12 slides in the system.
Magazine ID The barcode no. on the magazine label for magazine
identification.
MGG May Grünwald Giemsa; a Romanowsky stain for blood
smears.
Mini map Overview image of analysis area.
Multi-slide order An order including more than one slide from one sample.
Non-WBCs Cells and objects identified as not being WBCs.
Not classed Cells and objects the operator cannot identify and wants to
exclude from the differential count.
Operator The person who works with the system.
Order The name of the ordered analyses on the slides from the
same sample.
Order ID Order identifier. There can be several slides with the same
Order ID but different slide numbers.
Patient ID Unique number identifying the patient.
Pending order An order manually added to the database, waiting to be
processed.
PID Positive Identifier. The barcode on the slide.
PLT Platelet, thrombocyte
PLT estimate Estimation of the PLT concentration.
PLT estimate factor A predetermined factor to calculate the PLT estimate.
Precharacterization The system suggests RBC morphology characteristics.
Preclassification The system suggests WBC classification.
Processing slides The sequence of events from when the system starts
working with a slide until it is finished.
Quick scans Quickly scanned slides for cell counter verification. The
results are not sent to the LIS.
RBC Red blood cell, erythrocyte
Reclassification The operator changes the preclassification.
Reference cells Cells with typical characteristics available in the 2nd and
3rd galleries.