Kyoko Imai
Research and Development Div., Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
Shigenori Watari
Medical Systems Design 1st Dept., Naka Div., Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
Taku Sakazume
Medical Systems Design 2nd Dept., Naka Div., Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
Satoshi Mitsuyama
Biosystems Research Dept., Central Research Lab., Hitachi, Ltd.
Clinical laboratory testing provides the information needed for the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Hitachi's automated analyzers for clinical testing have undergone rapid advancement since the shipping of the first system manufactured (Japan) in 1971. Efforts to increase the reliability of clinical data and measurement sensitivity have rapidly increased the test menu that can be measured in clinical chemistry testing and immunoassay. Furthermore, the integration of automated chemistry analyzers and immunoassay systems has made it possible to do both chemistry testing and immunoassay with a single system, thus reducing the workload in clinical laboratories. Now, as policies for control of medical expenses are becoming increasingly strict, there is a demand for even more efficiency in the automated analyzer and for higher quality in the test data. To meet that demand, Hitachi continues to improve the functionality of the automated analyzer.
Marketing Department,
Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
automated analyzer, clinical laboratory testing, cobas 6000 analyzer series, ECL
