Simplified approach to confidence limits in radioimmunoassay
Journal Article
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· Clin. Chem. (Winston-Salem, N.C.); (United States)
OSTI ID:6012221
A simple method of calculating confidence limits for radioimmunoassay data is presented. The method involves the use of the within-assay variation in dose estimate of three routine quality-control specimens, measured in repeated assays, to estimate the confidence limits for results on unknown samples. Results for control specimens are combined by calculating the unique quadratic curve fitting a graph of within-assay standard deviation vs mean value for each control. This method requires no special data accumulation or advanced computing equipment. For cortisol, lutropin, and thyroxine radioimmunassays, confidence limits calculated in this way have been compared with three calculated from the variance of the response variable B/Bq in repeated standard curves. Both methods agree well with actual limits observed when plasma pools containing a wide range of hormone concentrations are assayed repeatedly.
- Research Organization:
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Australia
- OSTI ID:
- 6012221
- Journal Information:
- Clin. Chem. (Winston-Salem, N.C.); (United States), Journal Name: Clin. Chem. (Winston-Salem, N.C.); (United States) Vol. 26:6; ISSN CLCHA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ADRENAL HORMONES
AMINO ACIDS
CALCULATION METHODS
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CONTROL
CORTICOSTEROIDS
GLUCOCORTICOIDS
HORMONES
HYDROCORTISONE
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
KETONES
MATHEMATICS
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC IODINE COMPOUNDS
PEPTIDE HORMONES
PREGNANES
QUALITY CONTROL
RADIOASSAY
RADIOIMMUNOASSAY
STATISTICS
STEROID HORMONES
STEROIDS
THYROID HORMONES
THYROXINE
TRACER TECHNIQUES
VARIATIONS
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ADRENAL HORMONES
AMINO ACIDS
CALCULATION METHODS
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CONTROL
CORTICOSTEROIDS
GLUCOCORTICOIDS
HORMONES
HYDROCORTISONE
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
KETONES
MATHEMATICS
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC IODINE COMPOUNDS
PEPTIDE HORMONES
PREGNANES
QUALITY CONTROL
RADIOASSAY
RADIOIMMUNOASSAY
STATISTICS
STEROID HORMONES
STEROIDS
THYROID HORMONES
THYROXINE
TRACER TECHNIQUES
VARIATIONS