Automation of blood sedimentation rate measurement methods

Abstract

Clinical blood analysis is one of the most widespread clinical-laboratory researches in medical practice. Blood index measurement is the routine part of the diagnostic examination. Manual methods have been used in haematology index measurement for decades. However over the last 15-20 years the technology and apparatus for automatic blood components analysis, and for blood functional properties analysis have been developed. In progressive countries the automatic blood analysis methods have ousted the manual and semi-automatic methods.