Artifactual morphology Information and Courses from MediaLab, Inc.
These are the MediaLab courses that cover Artifactual morphology and links to relevant pages within the course.
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| Artifactual Morphology These cells are in an area which is too thick, and should not be used for red cell morphology assessment. Some of the cells appear to be stacked like coins because of the large number of cells present in this section of the slide. The morphology seen in the too thin and too thick areas of the smear is referred to as artificial morphology. | View Page |
| Hyperchromia This slide shows examples of cells in a "too thin" area of a slide. The cells appear to be "hyperchromic" but this is artifactual morphology. | View Page |