Precision of red cell volume measurement using32P-labelled cells

The elution of 99-Tcm from red cells and its effect on red-cell volume measurement.

Technetium-labelled erythrocytes provide a satisfactory agent for the measurement of red-cell volume with the advantages that there is a low radiation dose and repeated measurements can be readily carried out. A method of labelling red cells using (99)Tc(m)O(4) (-) with a small amount of stannous chloride has been evaluated in 20 patients, and compared with measurements of red-cell volume with ...

Measurement of plasma volume using 59Fe-labelled transferrin.

The estimation of red cell volume with 51Cr-labelled erythrocytes and plasma volume with radioiodinated human serum albumin.

The validity of a simplified procedure for the direct estimation of both red cell and plasma volume, using (51)Cr-labelled erythrocytes and radioiodinated human serum albumin, has been examined. It is suggested that the procedure, involving three venepunctures only, will yield accurate measurements of both compartments.

The Measurement of the Circulating Red Cell Volume by Means of Two Radioactive Isotopes of Iron.

Measurement of blood volume and red cell mass: re-examination of 51Cr and 125I methods.

Comparison of results of red cell mass (RCM) measurement by 51Cr and 125I methods in 119 patients showed virtual equivalence. Both methods have an acceptable coefficient of variation (CV) that is < 5%. The 125I method is simpler and much less expensive. Unrealistically narrow "normal ranges" for RCM are likely to lead to misdiagnosis of polycythemia vera. Upper normal limits of 39 mL/kg (males)...