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Marco Pradella
Quality and Accreditation Commission, Italian Society of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Via Ponchini 17/int.7, 31033 Castelfranco Veneto, TV, Italy
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The Relationship between Metrology Vocabulary and ISO or CLSI Vocabulary
Author(s): Marco Pradella*
Medical laboratories are perhaps the largest measurement industry in the world. The metrology terminology is relevant for effective and efficient communication, particularly where metrology activities are carried out by operators with different metrology skills. WASPaLM and SIPMeL have had some opportunities to propose changes to the documents in preparation to Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in order to harmonize the terminology with the Metrology Vocabulary (VIM). Many proposals have been accepted. Here we summarize some particularly critical points for metrological terms. The main terms discussed are: Measuring, measuring range, examination, pre-examination, post-examination, manufacturer, measuring instrument, quantitative, qualitative, semi-quantitative, processing, measurement erro.. View more»