FDA Clears New Heart Disease Risk Test for Clinical Labs
The assay measures lipoprotein(a) levels in molar units to improve cardiovascular risk assessment and standardization across laboratories.
The assay measures lipoprotein(a) levels in molar units to improve cardiovascular risk assessment and standardization across laboratories.
Designed to deliver accurate, traceable measurements of vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) and D3 (cholecalciferol), the serum assay reports total vitamin D results alongside its components.
This month's Product Spotlight features chemistry and integrated analyzers from such companies as MedTest, Sekisui Diagnostics, and Siemens Healthineers.
The allergen component tests by Thermo Fisher Scientific detect immunoglobulin E sensitization to hazelnut, walnut, and cashew nut proteins.
Read MoreThis month’s Product Spotlight features equipment, consumables, and labware from companies such as EKF Diagnostics, Olympus, Platinum Code, and Randox Laboratories.
Read MoreThe benchtop Altair 240 is now available commercially in both Europe and the United States.
Read MoreUsed in the diagnosis and treatment of renal diseases, the assay is an in vitro diagnostic test for quantitative determination of cystatin C in human serum and plasma.
Read MoreTopics include a performance evaluation of a new fructosamine assay and an analysis of bilirubin results on an automated urine chemistry analyzer.
Read MoreThe assay is the first commercially available extraction-free, fully automated 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D assay.
Read MoreThe liquid, ready-to-use product from Randox Laboratories has a measuring range of 0.189–22.2 mmol/L, comfortably detecting levels outside of the healthy limit of 4.9 mmol/L.
Read MoreFinding themselves in a vicious tug-of-war, clinical labs are struggling to keep pace with emerging designer drugs.
Read MoreMakers of clinical chemistry and integrated analyzers are seeking to meet shifting customer needs.
Read MoreFeatured in In Booth 2647, a line of lyophilized controls is designed to simulate human serum samples for determining linearity, calibration verification, and verification of reportable range on Roche analyzers.
Read MoreResearch recently published in Clinical Biochemistry identifies the precise magnitude of change in cardiac troponin required for early diagnosis of myocardial infarction.
Read MoreThe ready-to-use lyophilized product consists of five levels that demonstrate a linear relationship to each other when assayed for direct bilirubin and total bilirubin.
Read MoreFeatured chemistry and integrated analyzers include the Arkray Aution Hybrid AU-4050 analyzer system from US Arkray Inc, the Advia Chemistry XPT system from Siemens Healthcare, and the Cobas 8000 analyzer series from Roche Diagnostics.
Read MoreA line of lyophilized controls is designed to simulate human serum samples for determining linearity, calibration verification, and verification of reportable range on Roche analyzers.
Read MoreDesigning, upgrading, and choosing the right instruments for a clinical lab are complicated tasks. Even for experienced laboratory directors and managers, it isn’t always apparent how such processes should be conducted, or how a lab should go about ensuring that its specific needs are addressed.
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