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CHAPTER 6 Operation
Sysmex XE-5000 Instructions for Use 6-27
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6.23 HPC analysis
Summary of HPC analysis
Intended Use:The HPC (hematopoietic progenitor cell)
parameter on the IMI Channel on the Sysmex
XE-5000 for in vitro diagnostics is used as a
screen for the optimal presence of
hematopoietic progenitor cells in peripheral
blood and cord blood samples.
Specimen type
Peripheral blood (PB)
Umbilical cord blood (UCB)
Analysis parameters
HPC#: The count of cells appearing in the Hematopoietic
Progenitor Cell (HPC) area of the IMI channel.
The sample type is peripheral blood collected from
PBSCT (peripheral blood stem cell harvesting)
patients.
Anticoagulants
EDTA (Studies were performed on EDTA-3K)
Environment temperature
20 – 30ºC
Information
Please take into consideration the clinical picture
when using the HPC parameter.
The clinician must make the final judgment in the use
of the HPC results.