This is a softbound volume covering a variety of diagnostic methods used in clinical hematology and oncology. Covered areas include immunocytochemistry, multiparameter flow cytometry, molecular biology, classical and molecular cytogenetics, new HLA typing methods, and immunohematology. The text is written with the purpose of explaining concisely the multiple new modern diagnostic methods used routinely in clinical hematology and oncology. It is targeted toward students, scientists, personnel from research laboratories, hematologists, oncologists, and other clinicians. The contributors present a variety of current laboratory methods important in the diagnosis of hematologic and oncologic disorders. The organization of the chapters varies slightly, depending on the subject matter, but generally includes an introduction to the topic, the principles and clinical applications of the related methods, and, finally, general protocols for each of the methods. Tables and figures are clear and illustrative. This book provides a succinct and readable compilation of newer diagnostic laboratory methods used in hematology and oncology. Sufficient protocol detail is available so that those unfamiliar with a procedure can be conversant. Of greater importance, however, are the sections outlining the clinical applications of these diverse methods. Although all of this information may be found elsewhere, few sources are available that summarize these methods and their pertinence to clinical practice in a concise form. This small and affordable book will be of benefit to a variety of readers: students in several disciplines (e.g., medical, technology, or medicine), residents, hematology/oncologyfellows, and clinicians.
Reviewer: Michele D. Raible, MD, PharmD (Loyola University Medical Center)
Description: This is a softbound volume covering a variety of diagnostic methods used in clinical hematology and oncology. Covered areas include immunocytochemistry, multiparameter flow cytometry, molecular biology, classical and molecular cytogenetics, new HLA typing methods, and immunohematology.
Purpose: The text is written with the purpose of explaining concisely the multiple new modern diagnostic methods used routinely in clinical hematology and oncology.
Audience: It is targeted toward students, scientists, personnel from research laboratories, hematologists, oncologists, and other clinicians.
Features: The contributors present a variety of current laboratory methods important in the diagnosis of hematologic and oncologic disorders. The organization of the chapters varies slightly, depending on the subject matter, but generally includes an introduction to the topic, the principles and clinical applications of the related methods, and, finally, general protocols for each of the methods. Tables and figures are clear and illustrative.
Assessment: This book provides a succinct and readable compilation of newer diagnostic laboratory methods used in hematology and oncology. Sufficient protocol detail is available so that those unfamiliar with a procedure can be conversant. Of greater importance, however, are the sections outlining the clinical applications of these diverse methods. Although all of this information may be found elsewhere, few sources are available that summarize these methods and their pertinence to clinical practice in a concise form. This small and affordable book will be of benefit to a variety of readers: students in several disciplines (e.g., medical, technology, or medicine), residents, hematology/oncology fellows, and clinicians.
