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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1998
Evguenia Skobeltzin, Karlsruhe, DE;
Ilya Krouglikov, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, DE;
Gudrun Knedlitschek, Karlsruhe, DE;
Karl-Friedrich Weibezahn, Stutensee, DE;
Hermann Dertinger, Heidelberg, DE;
Forschungszculrum Kovisruhe GmbH, Karlsruhe, DE;
Abstract
In a method of diagnosing a malignant disorder or its precursor stage, the percentage parts N.sub.i of blood cells in a size range of i=6 .mu.m to i=16 .mu.m in two blood samples of a patient, an arterial or capillary blood sample (A) and a venous blood sample (V) are determined based on the total number of blood cells in the arterial or capillary blood sample and the venous blood sample, the values obtained thereby a multiplied by a weighting factor .alpha..sub.1 and are then summed up and from the sums A and V, respectively the values x=A+V and y=A-V are calculated and the deviation of the values x and y from the values x and y of a healthy person are determined for diagnosing the disorder.