Introduction: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is a widely used screening test in clinical practice as an indicator of inflammatory and degenerative malignant diseases. The Westergren method, ...

The Westergren method is the golden standard for measuring erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). All ESR methods should agree with the standardized method of the International Council for ...

Worldwide laboratories have adopted the use of modified or alternate methods for measurement of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). The iSED from Alcor Scientific is a novel, alternate ESR ...