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Article: Instrumentation and analytical methods.(CLINICAL ISSUES)(assessing diagnostic equipment)
- Article from:
- Medical Laboratory Observer
- Article date:
- August 1, 2006
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Instrument systems and analytical methods for clinical diagnostics must provide accuracy and precision, speed and convenience for the quantification of specific molecular and particulate species, ideally with no or minimum system downtime. In addition, laboratory management has to address the requirements and costs of sample handling, chemical or physical processing, assay kinetics, sample throughput, data processing, and staffing needs as well as regulatory standards.
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