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A bone marrow biopsy examination is performed by taking a bone marrow’s sample that should be examined in order to find out why abnormal blood cells are present. A physician may take 2 different types of samples such as a bone marrow core biopsy and a bone marrow aspirate. These types of samples of the bone marrow are usually taken from the iliac crest (hipbone), while aspirates may be sometimes taken from the sternum (beast bone). In youngsters, bone marrow samples are taken from vertebrae (backbone) or tibia (leg bone). These 2 types of samples are usually taken at the same time. Before the procedure, the patient is placed lying down on one side, faced away from the physician, with the bent knee of their top leg. After the tissue and skin over the bone is numbed using a local anesthetic, the doctor inserts sharp needle of a syringe into the bone. For a bone marrow aspirate, a physician pulls back on the syringe’s plunger and withdraws a tiny soft bone marrow amount, which may be placed on a slide and tested carefully using a microscope. Such special tests like cultures of bacteria, chromosomal and virus analysis, or fungi may be done on the sample. Although, the aspirate frequently offers enough information to confirm diagnosis, the fragile bone marrow is broken up by the syringe used in the bone marrow examination processed of drawing the marrow. As a result, the arrangement of the cell determination is complicated. Once the exact anatomic relationship of the cells must be determined and the tissues structure is evaluated, a physician also makes a core biopsy. A small intact bone marrow core is taken out with an internal coring device on the needle. The core is sliced into thin sections and preserved, and is examined using a microscope. A sampling of bone marrow usually involves only a little bit of pain, followed by slight discomfort. Bone marrow examination procedure takes only several minutes.
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