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. 2013 May 6;6:2–10.

TABLE 3 .

DIAGNOSTIC TECNIQUES ASSESSING SPLENIC FUNCTION

  • - Detection of circulating Howell-Jolly bodies on stained blood films

  • - Detection of pitted erythrocytes by phase-interference microscopy

  • - Detection of B cells CD27 + IgM + decrease by flow-cytometry

  • - Technetium-99m-labelled sulphur colloidal scintiscan

  • - Clearance of Technetium-99m-labelled or rubidium -81-labelled heat-damaged autologous erythrocytes