Performance of the LARC classifier in clinical laboratories

As part of the installation procedure of the LARC leukocyte differential classifier in a clinical laboratory, a 100-slide protocol is carried out to establish the performance of the classifier in the laboratory. The detailed make-up of this protocol and its relationship to key performance parameters for the leukocyte differential are described in detail. Data from the first ten of these protocols are presented which establish the (a) normal ranges, (b) reproducibility, (c) accuracy, (d) false-positive/false-negative rates for the detection of left shifts and (e) false-positive/false-negative rates for the detection of bloods with abnormal cells.