title: Measurement of blood volume and red cell mass: re-examination of 51Cr and 125I methods.
abstract: 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) and 32 mL/kg (females) are consistent with originally published data in normal persons; use of these limits as criteria would reduce the risk of misdiagnosis. No cases of "stress erythrocytosis" or Gaisbock Syndrome were encountered among the 119 cases reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. vfairbanks@mayo.edu
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Fairbanks
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Klee
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Wiseman
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Hoyer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tefferi
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Petitt
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Silverstein
mesh_terms: D001810:Blood Volume; D002860:Chromium Radioisotopes; D004911:Erythrocyte Volume; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D008297:Male; D011865:Radioisotope Dilution Technique
chemical_list: D002860:Chromium Radioisotopes; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes