Authors: Deepa K Vijayan*, Jiby Krishna K G, Dinimol Danniel, Ashily Shaji, Jojo Mathew, Arun John, Ajaikumar Sukumaran, Peeter K Varkey, Thushara Thomas, Riji Thomas, Eldho Paul, Varghese N Ouseph, Jofy K Paul, D M Vasudevan
Background: Impedance technology was a revolution in the history of Hematology. Mispa Count X is the first indigenous 3-part hematology analyzer in India, which works on the principle of impedance technology. Aim: Performance evaluation of Mispa Count X. Design & Methods: The analyzer produces the measurement results of 18 parameters with throughput of 60 samples per hour. Mispa Count X was compared with benchmark analyzers Coulter DxH 800 and Sysmex XN 1000 to validate its performance. Result & Discussion: Mispa Count X exhibited a wide linearity range for WBC, RBC, platelet and hemoglobin. The carry over for WBC, RBC, PLT and Hb was estimated and found to be well within the acceptable limits. The r values (> 0.90) and bias estimation of Mispa Count X on comparing with Coulter DxH 800 and Sysmex XN 1000 were acceptable, except for mid cell counts and for MPV. Mispa Count X exhibited good precision with an acceptable CV% (< 10> Conclusion: So we conclude our study by proving that the Mispa Count X would be an affordable-reliable alternative for Indian healthcare sector instead of expensive imported hematology analyzers. Keywords: Performance evaluation of Mispa Count X Blood cell counters, Cell counter verification, Hematology analyzer, Impedance technology, Mispa count X evaluation, Performance evaluation.
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