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2027 EQA PROGRAMS
EQA 2027 - Blood cytology on digital slides (CYTO)
Expert Biologists - Program Coordinators:
Charlotte DE BEAUVOIR, Rémy FAVRE and Laetitia SELMAN
EQA performed since 2015
Number of analytical sites registered in 2026: 50

1 – Program overview

External quality assessment of leukocyte differential on blood smears, with clinical context and biological results helpful for interpretation.

ProBioQual provides you with digitised blood smears online on its website (see the computer requirements at the bottom of the page).

2 – Assessment frequency

Number of surveys per year: 4
Number of digitised slides per survey: 2
Number of digitised slides per year: 8

3 – List of analytes assessed 

  • Leukocyte differential
  • Cellular element morphology (white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets)
  • Diagnostic hypothesis

4 – Description of the control samples

Virtual material: Blood smears stained with MGG and digitised.

5 – Clinical context

The clinical context and the biological results associated with the proposed slide are given.

6 – Computer prerequisites

Panneau attention COMPUTER PREREQUISITES Panneau attention
Memory: 4 GB RAM minimum, 8 GB recommended for better performance.
Resolution: 1280 × 768 minimum — 1920 × 1080 recommended.
Bandwidth: 10 Mbps minimum for smooth navigation.
Browser: Chrome, Firefox, Edge or Safari — recent version.
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