CAP TODAY Pathology/Laboratory Medicine/Laboratory Management
June 2015—Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has launched pediatric thyroid reference intervals for its Advia Centaur systems, Dimension Vista systems, and Dimension EXL systems to enhance the interpretation of thyroid assay testing in children and to optimize patient care.
To establish the pediatric reference intervals, Siemens conducted a study of more than 400 pediatric samples collected from eight sites across the U.S. Reference intervals were established across genders, and the study included an approximately equal number of males and females. Siemens used stringent inclusion criteria for well-characterized subject selection and a statistical package recommended by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute and well-established worldwide guidelines for establishing reference intervals in laboratory testing.
Siemens Healthcare, 914-524-2844