ISOTOPES IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF ANEMIA

Duration: 33 min

Year Published: 1969

Creator: National Medical Audiovisual Center (Department of Health, Education, and Welfare)

Color: B&W

Sound: Optical sound

Description: Presents the use of four basic radioactive isotope-iodine 131, Chromium 51, Iron 59, and Cobalt 60 in the diagnosis of anemia. The virtue of these substances is the extremely small amounts necessary for the detection of emissions. Dr Crosby also discusses pros and cons of splenic scanning and its relationship to splenic involvement, and broad-range surface scanning. (Kinescope)