Document Type
Article
Journal Title
Cytometry. Part B, Clinical cytometry
Publication Date
Winter 1-1-2004
Volume
57
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The heterogeneity of lymphocytes from patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and blood film artifacts make morphologic subclassification of this disease difficult.
METHODS: We reviewed paired blood films prepared from ethylene-diamine-tetraacetic acid (ETDA) samples with and without bovine serum albumin (BSA) from 82 CLL patients. Group 1 adhered to NCCLS specifications for the preparations of EDTA blood films. Group 2 consisted of blood films containing EDTA and a 1:12 dilution of 22% BSA. Eight patients were selected for digital photomicroscopy and statistical analysis. Approximately 100 lymphocytes from each slide were digitally captured.
RESULTS: The mean cell area +/- standard error was 127.8 microm(2) +/- 1.42 for (n = 793) for group 1 versus 100.7 microm(2) +/- 1.39 (n = 831) for group 2. The nuclear area was 88.9 microm(2) +/- 0.85 for group 1 versus 76.4 microm(2) +/- 0.83 for group 2. For the nuclear transmittance, the values were 97.6 +/- 0.85 for group 1 and 104.1 +/- 0.83 for group 2. The nuclear:cytoplasmic ratios were 0.71 +/- 0.003 for group 1 and 0.78 +/- 0.003 for group 2. All differences were statistically significant (P < 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: BSA addition results in the reduction of atypical lymphocytes and a decrease in smudge cells. BSA also decreases the lymphocyte area and nuclear area, whereas nuclear transmittance and nuclear:cytoplasmic ratio are increased. A standardized method of slide preparation would allow accurate interlaboratory comparison. The use of BSA may permit better implementation of the blood film-based subclassification of CLL and lead to a better correlation of morphology with cytogenetics and immunophenotyping. Published 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
MeSH Headings
Blood Specimen Collection, Edetic Acid, Humans, Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell, Regression Analysis, Reproducibility of Results, Serum Albumin, Serum Albumin, Bovine
DOI Link
ISSN
1552-4949
Rights
This article is a US government work and, as such, is in the public domain in the United States of America.
Recommended Citation
Lunning, Matthew A.; Zenger, Vincent E.; Dreyfuss, Ricardo; Stetler-Stevenson, Maryalice; Rick, Margaret E.; White, Therese A.; Wilson, Wyndham H.; and Marti, Gerald E., "Albumin enhanced morphometric image analysis in CLL." (2004). Journal Articles: Oncology and Hematology. 3.
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