bone marrow aspirate

Introduction

Also see bone marrow biopsy.

Indications

• evaluation of bone marrow disease
  • leukemia Procedrue:
• obtained & viewed to examine cell morphology within the bone marrow
• does not provide information regarding cellularity, fibrosis & other archetectural features of the marrow

More general terms

• clinical hematology test

Additional terms

• bone marrow biopsy