Accuracy of $sup 111$InCl$sub 3$ as a bone marrow scanning agent
Edward H. Gilbert, John D. Earle, Michael L. Goris, Hervé Kaplan, Joseph P. Kriss · OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) · 1976
The number of normal cellular elements present in bone marrow biopsies was compared to the extent of uptake at corresponding sites on $sup 111$InCl$sub 3$ bone marrow scans in 87 patients with malignant lymphoma. Of the biopsies free of tumor, 49/54 interpreted as normocellular and 16/17 hypocellular or aplastic confirmed the scan interpretation. Of the biopsies demonstrating tumor, 10/11 of those interpreted as normocellular and 14/15 hypocellular or aplastic confirmed the scan interpretation. The $sup 111$InCl$sub 3$ bone marrow scan is accurate in depicting the presence or absence of normal marrow elements, but is of value in detecting tumor only when the normal elements are extensively replaced. (auth)