Fluorescence microscopy is superior to polarized microscopy for detecting amyloid deposits in congo red-stained trephine bone marrow biopsy specimens

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 590-593

  Marcus, Alan ^a   Sadimin, Evita ^a   Richardson, Maurice ^a   Goodell, Lauri ^a   Fyfe, Billie ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyloid; Congo red; Fluorescence microscopy; Immunohistochemistry; Plasma cell dyscrasia; Polarized microscopy; Trephine bone marrow biopsy

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; AMYLOID P COMPONENT; CONGO RED;

AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; PLASMA CELL DYSCRASIA; POLARIZED MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AMYLOID; AMYLOIDOSIS; BIOPSY; BONE MARROW; COLORING AGENTS; CONGO RED; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; TREPHINING;

EID: 84867014606     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCP6HZI5DDQTCRM     Document Type: Article

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