Blood Cells in Nuclear Medicine, Part I: Cell Kinetics and Bio-Distribution (Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 1984)Paperback - Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 1984, 8 October 2011

xi List of first authors xiii Acknowledgements xv INTRODUCTICN Approaches to radiolabelling blood d-c cells: past, present and future M. L. Thakur 3 CELL LABELLllJG TEDlNIQUES 2 Labelling techniques of granulocytes and platelets 17 with 111 In-oxinate M. R. Hardeman, E. G. J. Eitjes-van Overbeek, A. J. M. van Velzen, M. H. Rovekarnp 111rndium-labelling of human washed platelets; kinetics 3 29 and in vivo sequestration sites M. Eber, J. P. Cazenave, J. C. Grob, J. Abecassis, G. !o1ethlin 111Indium loss from platelets by in vitro and ex 4 44 vivo manipulation R. J. Hawker, C. E. Hall, H. C-oldman, C. N. McCollum PIATELEl'S: KrnETIC STUDIES 5 The maturation of megakaryocytes and their precursors 65 J. H. Paulus 6 !o1egakaryocytic precursors 74 J. Breton-Gorius, W. Vainchenker 7 !-1ethods of quantification of platelet production 86 in man. A critical analysis Y. Najean vi 8 Platelet production rate deteDmination with (75se)_ seleno-m: thionine R. Cardinaud, E. Dassin 96 9 Platelet kinetics: the state of the art A. duP Heyns 110 10 Platelet kinetics A. M. Peters 130 Evaluation of models to deteDmine platelet life 11 span and survival curve shape M. G. LOtter, C. P. Herbst, P. N. Badenhorst, A. duP Heyns, P. Wessels, P. C. Minnaar 139 12 Canparison of three m: thods evaluating platelet survival tim: in patients with prosthetic heart valve J. Schbath, D. Ville, B. Hathy, B. Sanchini, E. Benveniste, J. Belleville, M. Dechavanne, J. P. Boissel, J.