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bone marrow biopsy
Indications:
- evaluation of bone marrow disease
Procedure:
- biopsy of the bone marrow which differs from aspiration, in that the core from the needle is sectioned & stained in order to obtain information regarding cellularity, fibrosis & other archetectural features of the marrow
- the aspirate is obtained & viewed to examine cell morphology
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bone marrow
bone marrow aspirate
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tissue biopsy
clinical hematology test