Method for determining abnormality in particle analyzer and particle analyzer
First Claim
1. A method performed by a particle analyzer for determining an abnormality in a particle analysis process carried out by the particle analyzer, the method comprising:
- mixing first control particles and fluorescence emitting second control particles with a fluorescent stain in a specimen preparation unit,wherein the first control particles react with the fluorescent stain and the second control particles do not react with the fluorescent stain;
irradiating the first control particles and the second control particles flowing in a flow cell with light, and detecting fluorescence from the first control particles and the second control particles;
obtaining a first management value indicating a detection result of the fluorescence emitted from the first control particles and a second management value indicating a detection result of the fluorescence emitted from the second control particles,wherein the first management value is based on an intensity of detected fluorescence from the first control particles, and the detection result is related to an abnormality in the specimen preparation unit or detecting fluorescence from the first control particles, andwherein the second management value is based on an intensity of detected fluorescence from the second control particles, and the detection result is related to an abnormality in detecting fluorescence from the second control particles;
calculating a third management value by dividing the first management value and the second management value, or a ratio of the first management value and the second management value by an analysis unit that determines an abnormality in specimen preparation of the first control particles and the second control particles when the third management value or the ratio of the first and second management values is outside of an upper threshold and a lower threshold; and
displaying, on an output unit, a screen showing a message to suggest replacement of the fluorescent stain when an abnormality is determined based on the third management value or the ratio.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method for determining abnormality in a particle analyzer. The method includes: staining first control particles but not staining second control particles which emit fluorescence; irradiating with light the first control particles and the second control particles flowing in a flow cell, and detecting fluorescence from the first control particles and the second control particles; obtaining a first management value indicating a detection result of the fluorescence emitted from the first control particles and a second management value indicating a detection result of the fluorescence emitted from the second control particles; and determining abnormality in the staining step, based on a value calculated from the first management value and the second management value or a ratio between the first management value and the second management value.
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1. A method performed by a particle analyzer for determining an abnormality in a particle analysis process carried out by the particle analyzer, the method comprising:
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mixing first control particles and fluorescence emitting second control particles with a fluorescent stain in a specimen preparation unit, wherein the first control particles react with the fluorescent stain and the second control particles do not react with the fluorescent stain; irradiating the first control particles and the second control particles flowing in a flow cell with light, and detecting fluorescence from the first control particles and the second control particles; obtaining a first management value indicating a detection result of the fluorescence emitted from the first control particles and a second management value indicating a detection result of the fluorescence emitted from the second control particles, wherein the first management value is based on an intensity of detected fluorescence from the first control particles, and the detection result is related to an abnormality in the specimen preparation unit or detecting fluorescence from the first control particles, and wherein the second management value is based on an intensity of detected fluorescence from the second control particles, and the detection result is related to an abnormality in detecting fluorescence from the second control particles; calculating a third management value by dividing the first management value and the second management value, or a ratio of the first management value and the second management value by an analysis unit that determines an abnormality in specimen preparation of the first control particles and the second control particles when the third management value or the ratio of the first and second management values is outside of an upper threshold and a lower threshold; and displaying, on an output unit, a screen showing a message to suggest replacement of the fluorescent stain when an abnormality is determined based on the third management value or the ratio. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method performed by a particle analyzer for determining abnormality in a particle analysis process carried out by the particle analyzer which analyzes, based on a signal waveform of fluorescence emitted from a fluorescence-stained cell nucleus, an amount of DNA contained in the cell nucleus, the method comprising:
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mixing first control particles and fluorescence emitting second control particles with a fluorescent stain in a specimen preparation unit, wherein the first control particles react with the fluorescent stain and the second control particles do not react with the fluorescent stain; irradiating with light the first control particles and the second control particles flowing in a flow cell, and obtaining signal waveforms based on fluorescence from each first control particle and each second control particle; obtaining a representative value of an area of a signal waveform of the fluorescence from each first control particle as a first fluorescence area, wherein the first fluorescence area is based on an intensity of detected fluorescence from the first control particles and is related to an abnormality in the specimen preparation unit or detecting fluorescence from the first control particles; obtaining a representative value of an area of the signal waveform of the fluorescence from each second control particle as a second fluorescence area, wherein the second fluorescence area is based on an intensity of detected fluorescence from the second control particles and is related to an abnormality in detecting fluorescence from the second control particles; calculating a ratio of the first and second fluorescence areas by an analysis unit that determines an abnormality in staining performed in the particle analyzer when the ratio is outside of an upper threshold and a lower threshold; and displaying, on an output unit, a screen showing a message to suggest replacement of the fluorescent stain when an abnormality is determined based on the ratio. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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