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Chapter-20 Radionuclides in Hematology

BOOK TITLE: Principles and Practice of Nuclear Medicine and Correlation Medical Imaging

Author
1. Lele RD
ISBN
9788184484816
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10672_20
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2009
Pages
9
Author Affiliations
1. Jaslok Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, India, Grant Medical College, and JJ Hospital, Mumbai, e-mail: lele1@vsnl.com, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Abstract

Nuclear Medicine technique are useful in haematology in several ways; the study if absorption of iron, B12, folic acid, determination of RBC volume and blood volume quantitation of gastro intestinal blood loss, quantitation of erythropoiesis, the rack of iron incorporation into RBCs, the life span of RBCs, the demonstration of sites of active erythropoiesis and demonstration of excessive splenic sequestration of RBCs- platelets.

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