Which of the following is true regarding the relationship between flow cytometry and the microscopic evaluation of leukemic cells?

a. Flow cytometry has made microscopic analysis outmoded.
b. Methods are best used together to establish a diagnosis.
c. More cells can be analyzed by looking under the microscope.
d. The human eye is more sensitive than flow cytometry and better at finding weak antigenic expression.


ANS: B
Optimal diagnostic information is obtained by integrating information obtained from morphology, immunophenotype using flow cytometry, and, if appropriate, molecular (genotypic) studies.

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