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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Beckman Coulter, Inc., Brea, CA (US);
Inventors:
Carlos Ramirez, Miami, FL (US);
Jiuliu Lu, Homestead, FL (US);
Assignee:
Beckman Coulter, Inc., Brea, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/14 (2006.01); G01N 21/53 (2006.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01); G01N 21/47 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/147 (2013.01); G01N 15/1429 (2013.01); G01N 21/53 (2013.01); G01N 33/5094 (2013.01); G01N 2021/4707 (2013.01); G01N 2021/4769 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for automatically identifying and enumerating early granulated cells (EGC) in blood samples are disclosed. In one embodiment a method for identifying EGC in a blood sample includes analyzing white blood cells of the blood sample using a low angle light scatter (LALS) parameter, separating the EGCs from the other white blood cells using the LALS parameter, and enumerating the separated EGCs.