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In this study, the CellaVision Advanced RBC Application (ARBCA), an AI-based red blood cell morphology tool, was evaluated for schistocyte quantification in an emergency laboratory setting.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_cclm-2026-0463_abs_002\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 169 peripheral blood smears were analyzed in two tertiary-care laboratories. ARBCA pre-classification counts were compared with post-classification review by two expert laboratory specialists, who used them as the reference standard, following ICSH criteria. Agreement was assessed with Bland\u2013Altman analysis, Passing\u2013Bablok regression, and Lin\u2019s concordance correlation. Repeatability was evaluated on replicate smears, and diagnostic performance for MAHA was analyzed using ROC curves.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_cclm-2026-0463_abs_003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>ARBCA showed overall agreement with expert results, with no significant systematic bias (mean difference 7.64\u202f%; p=0.111). Passing\u2013Bablok regression (slope 1.0; intercept 0.0) confirmed no proportional or constant error, except in MAHA cases, which deviated from linearity. Repeatability was acceptable (CV 8.0\u202f%; IQR 2.80\u201312.40) and inter-rater agreement was high (\u03ba=0.85). In MAHA patients, ARBCA underestimated schistocytes, misclassifying three cases. The optimal cutoff for MAHA prediction was\u00a0\u22651.62\u202f% (AUC 0.845; sensitivity 60.0\u202f%, specificity 100.0\u202f%), while expert review achieved an AUC of 1.00 with 100\u202f% sensitivity and specificity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_cclm-2026-0463_abs_004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>ARBCA is a valuable screening tool that improves standardization, reproducibility, and turnaround time. 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