Tumor cells circulate in low numbers in peripheral blood; their detection is used predominantly in metastatic disease. We evaluated the feasibility and safety of sampling portal venous blood via endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) to count portal venous circulating tumor cells (CTCs), compared with paired peripheral CTCs, in patients with pancreaticobiliary cancers (PBCs).
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Instrument for cell sorting by BD Biosciences where positive air pressure forces sample cell through an optically gel-coupled cuvette . Hydrodynamic focusing guides particles in a single-file stream through the cuvette, where laser light intercepts the stream at the sample interrogation point.Fluorescence activated cell sorting instrument. Flow cytometer as high speed fixed alignment benchtop cell sorter. Enables multicolor analysis of up to 13 fluorescent markers and two scatter parameters at time.
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