Lessons in biostatistics

Diagnostic tests performance indices: an overview

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 35, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: diagnostic tests; sensitivity; specificity; predictive value of tests; likelihood functions; Bayes theorem

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.010101

Reviews

Are we ready to integrate advanced artificial intelligence models in clinical laboratory?

Slavica Dodig, Ivana Čepelak, Matko Dodig

Reviews, Volume 35, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; healthcare; clinical laboratory

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.010501

Is the stability of ACTH in whole blood a genuine concern during the preanalytical phase? A systematic review

Ahmad Dib, Damien Leleu, Stéphanie Lemaire, Laurence Duvillard, Louise Ménégaut, Damien Denimal

Reviews, Volume 35, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: ACTH; biochemistry; endocrinology; extra-analytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.010502

National recommendations of the Working Group for Post-analytics of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine: implementation of autovalidation procedures

Vladimira Rimac, Jelena Vlašić Tanasković, Anja Jokić, Lorena Honović, Sonja Podolar, Jasna Leniček Krleža

Reviews, Volume 35, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: autovalidation; recommendations; postanalytical phase; clinical laboratory

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.010503

Original articles

Implementation of new Westgard rules suggested by the Westgard Advisor software for five immunological parameters

Lisa Cristelli, Francesca Occhipinti, Daniel Tumiatti, De Luisi Antonia, Erika Jani, Massimo Daves

Original articles, Volume 35, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: laboratory organization and management; quality control; validation; evaluation; Westgard rules

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.010701

Serum progastrin-releasing peptide in pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and early-stage primary lung cancers

Gramos Begolli, Maja Lukić, Lada Rumora, Lorna Čorak, Andrea Vukić Dugac, Marko Jakopović, Miroslav Samaržija, Ilijan Tomaš, Jelena Knežević, Željko Debeljak

Original articles, Volume 35, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: pro-gastrin-releasing peptide; early-stage lung cancer; inflammation; serum tumor markers

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.010702

Levothyroxine therapy reduces endocan and total cholesterol concentrations in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism

Tihana Serdar Hiršl, Koraljka Đurić, Marina Čeprnja, Ivana Zec, Marijana Kraljević Šmalcelj, Tomislav Jukić, Tanja Bobetić-Vranić, Anita Somborac-Bačura

Original articles, Volume 35, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: asymmetric dimethylarginine; endocan; endothelin-1; hypothyroidism; thyroxine

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.010703

Proposal for delta check limits of frequently requested hormones using real-world data

Sunghwan Shin, Shinae Yu, Sollip Kim, Soo Jin Yoo, Eun-Jung Cho, Jae-Woo Chung

Original articles, Volume 35, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: delta check; hormone tests; laboratory tests; result verification; postanalytical phase management

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.010704

Strategic use of Big Data: implementing reference intervals for serum folate and serum cobalamin

Alicia Madurga, Ariadna Arbiol-Roca, Maria Rosa Navarro-Badal, Anna Cortes-Bosch de Basea, Dolors Dot-Bach

Original articles, Volume 35, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: biochemistry; cobalamin; folate; indirect method; reference intervals

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.010705

Biological variation of thyroid stimulating hormone, free triiodothyronine and free thyroxine in healthy subjects in Turkey

Raziye Yıldız, Hayat Özkanay, Fatma Demet Arslan, Mehmet Köseoğlu

Original articles, Volume 35, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: thyroid hormones; biological variation; healthy people; Turkey

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.010706

Automated urine analyzers: a comparative study of Atellica UAS 800 and UAS 60 with risk analysis

Anita Radman, Adriana Unić, Marijana Miler, Lara Milevoj Kopčinović, Alen Vrtarić, Marija Božović, Nora Nikolac Gabaj

Original articles, Volume 35, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: urinalysis; automation; risk analysis; UAS 800; UAS 60

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.010707

Unraveling sphingolipid dynamics in late-onset preeclampsia: insights from lipidomic analysis

Tamara Antonic, Sandra Vladimirov, Daniela Ardalic, Milica Miljkovic-Trailovic, Marija Saric-Matutinovic, Tamara Gojkovic, Jelena Munjas, Jasmina Ivanisevic, Snezana Jovicic, Jelena Vekic, Aleksandra Zeljkovic, Zeljko Mikovic, Aleksandra Stefanović

Original articles, Volume 35, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: high-density cholesterol; late-onset preeclampsia; sphingolipids; sphingosine-1-phosphate

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.010708

Preanalytical mysteries

Understanding green discoloration in serum and citrate plasma samples: a case report

Iva Friščić, Sonja Perkov, Mirjana Mariana Kardum Paro

Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 35, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: case report; sample discoloration; interferences; intensive care; sterile dye

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.011001

Red blood cell agglutination caused by ceftriaxone and its effect on erythrocyte parameters: a case report

Petra Andrasic, Renata Zrinski Topic, Ivan Pavic, Jasna Lenicek Krleza

Preanalytical mysteries, Volume 35, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: agglutination; ceftriaxone; hemolytic anemia; preanalytical errors; red blood cell count

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.011002

Corrigendum to: Serum progastrin-releasing peptide in pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and early-stage primary lung cancers

Gramos Begolli, Maja Lukić, Lada Rumora, Lorna Čorak, Andrea Vukić Dugac, Marko Jakopović, Miroslav Samaržija, Ilijan Tomaš, Jelena Knežević, Željko Debeljak

, Volume 35, February, Issue 1

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2025.011201

Index of authors and list of reviewers

Index of authors

Index of authors and list of reviewers, Volume 35, February, Issue 1

List of reviewers

Index of authors and list of reviewers, Volume 35, February, Issue 1

Lessons in biostatistics

Diagnostic tests performance indices: an overview

Reviews

Are we ready to integrate advanced artificial intelligence models in clinical laboratory?

Is the stability of ACTH in whole blood a genuine concern during the preanalytical phase? A systematic review

National recommendations of the Working Group for Post-analytics of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine: implementation of autovalidation procedures

Original articles

Implementation of new Westgard rules suggested by the Westgard Advisor software for five immunological parameters

Serum progastrin-releasing peptide in pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and early-stage primary lung cancers

Levothyroxine therapy reduces endocan and total cholesterol concentrations in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism

Proposal for delta check limits of frequently requested hormones using real-world data

Strategic use of Big Data: implementing reference intervals for serum folate and serum cobalamin

Biological variation of thyroid stimulating hormone, free triiodothyronine and free thyroxine in healthy subjects in Turkey

Automated urine analyzers: a comparative study of Atellica UAS 800 and UAS 60 with risk analysis

Unraveling sphingolipid dynamics in late-onset preeclampsia: insights from lipidomic analysis

Preanalytical mysteries

Understanding green discoloration in serum and citrate plasma samples: a case report

Red blood cell agglutination caused by ceftriaxone and its effect on erythrocyte parameters: a case report

Corrigendum to: Serum progastrin-releasing peptide in pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and early-stage primary lung cancers

Index of authors and list of reviewers

Index of authors

List of reviewers

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