Immunoassays

This single-volume work is a comprehensive survey of the present state of immunoassay methodology, one of the most important tests in medicine, and its many applications in clinical practice. Emphasizing their applications, it provides up-to-date information on the immunoassays and related methods. Immunoassay is one of the most sensitive and most specific of any tools in medicine. For many of the more important applications the roles of many measurements and their limitations are discussed, often with the aid of diagnostic algorithms. Many future developments in assay performance and convenience, and the hoped-for related improvements in clinical utility are described alongside each other. This approach is designed to help both the clinician and clinical scientist who needs to know more about the clinical applications of immunoassay. It should also enable the literate nonspecialist to appreciate the sophistication of immunoassays and their growing importance in clinical practice.