Title :
A rapid method for determining the erythrocyte sedimentation rate in a sample of anticoagulated whole blood
Author :
Khan, Siraj ; Levine, Robert A. ; Wardlaw, Stephen ; Enderle, John
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Syst. Eng., Connecticut Univ., Storrs, CT, USA
Abstract :
The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is an easy-to-perform clinical diagnostic tool widely used to monitor an array of inflammatory diseases. The standard method for measuring ESR is that of Westergren and has been used since 1924. However, this method uses a large amount of blood and takes over one hour to complete. A new, innovative technique for measuring ESR is performed using STARTM (Stand Alone Reader, Becton Dickinson, Franklin Lakes, NJ) and takes just a few minutes to complete. The technique for measuring the ESR using this device and ongoing studies that are being conducted using STAR are described
Keywords :
biomedical measurement; blood; cellular transport; sedimentation; Stand Alone Reader; anticoagulated whole blood; clinical diagnostic; erythrocyte sedimentation rate; erythrocyte/plasma interface movement; inflammatory diseases; rapid determination method; zeta potential; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical measurements; Electrokinetics; Measurement standards; Paramagnetic resonance; Performance evaluation; Pollution measurement; Red blood cells; Systems engineering and theory; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 2000. Proceedings of the IEEE 26th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Storrs, CT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6341-8
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2000.842404
