Background: Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is an important marker for ovarian reserve and response to fertility treatments. However, interassay variability exists due to the lack of a standardized method. This study evaluates the performance of the new Siemens Healthineers Atellica IM AMH assay against established assays (Beckman DxI 600 Access, Roche cobas Elecsys® e801, and Ansh Labs AMH ELISA).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Detectable, and especially rising postthyroidectomy serum calcitonin and carcinoembryonic antigen levels, as per American Thyroid Association guidelines, indicate potential disease presence, requiring frequent calcitonin measurement or imaging for early detection of persistent or recurrent medullary thyroid carcinoma. Thus, defining the clinical cutoff value of detection of calcitonin assays relative to imaging and clinical status is crucial for patient care. This study aimed to evaluate postoperative calcitonin levels using the new Siemens Atellica assay system to determine the most appropriate levels for clinical decision-making.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of hemolysis, icterus, and lipemia (HIL) interferences on 8 therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) assays.
Methods: Amikacin, carbamazepine, digoxin, lidocaine, lithium, methotrexate, phenobarbital, and theophylline were spiked in specimen pools at the clinical decision cutoff values. The interferents were spiked in vitro in specimen pools.
Ann Clin Lab Sci
March 2021
Objective: In this study, we compared the Abbott Architect B.R.A.
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