A comparison of the faecal haemoglobin concentrations and diagnostic accuracy in patients suspected with colorectal cancer and serious bowel disease as reported on four different faecal immunochemical test systems.
Sally C BentonCarolyn J PiggottZahoor ZahidaShane O'DriscollCallum G FraserNigel D'SouzaMichelle ChenTheo Georgiou DelisleMuti AbulafiPublished in: Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine (2022)
The lack of standardisation or harmonisation of FIT means that differences are observed in f-Hb generated on different systems. Further work is required to understand the clinical impact of these differences and to minimise them.