NORTHFIELD, Ill.— The College of American Pathologists (CAP) Press has released the Color Atlas of Hematology, 2nd Edition: Volume 2, Bone Marrow. This volume guides readers through morphologic identification of cells based on proficiency testing. As Donald S. Karcher, MD, FCAP, writes in the foreword, “This book is an eminently readable, practical, and in many respects entertaining resource for anyone interested in bone marrow morphology, physiology, and pathophysiology.”
The books senior editor, Eric F. Glassy, MD, FCAP, writes in the preface, “Collective observations and wisdom of thousands of laboratorians are used to define truth.” He explains, “Morphology is still foundational for hematology. It provides diagnoses well before sophisticated testing can be performed, such as flow cytometry, cytogenetics, and FISH. Experts can disagree,” Dr. Glassy says, “the CAP Hematology/Clinical Microscopy Committee—the group that selects the proficiency testing challenges—does not always have a consensus for cell identification. The final answer is built on a crowdsourced response to an unknown cell. That is how proficiency testing is graded—80 percent of labs are needed for consensus.”
This book includes plenty of static images and illustrations, including 125 virtual bone marrow smear links, taken from photographs used over many years in CAP proficiency testing challenges. They can be navigated using the CAP DigitalScope whole slide image viewer, providing an experience as close as possible to that of a real glass slide and analog microscope. The authors also included 16 video vignettes on topics about which they are passionate to accompany the text.
The 400-page book is available in hardcover for $185 (members and laboratory customers receive 20% off list price). See sample pages and order details at estore.cap.org.
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