An Evaluation of the Accuracy of the Subtraction Method Used for Determining Platelet Counts in Advanced Platelet-Rich Fibrin and Concentrated Growth Factor Preparations

• Main Authors: Taisuke Watanabe (Author), Kazushige Isobe (Author), Taiji Suzuki (Author), Hideo Kawabata (Author), Masayuki Nakamura (Author), Tsuneyuki Tsukioka (Author), Toshimitsu Okudera (Author), Hajime Okudera (Author), Kohya Uematsu (Author), Kazuhiro Okuda (Author), Koh Nakata (Author), Tomoyuki Kawase (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Platelet concentrates should be quality-assured of purity and identity prior to clinical use. Unlike for the liquid form of platelet-rich plasma, platelet counts cannot be directly determined in solid fibrin clots and are instead calculated by subtracting the counts in other liquid or semi-clotted f...