Why Are Whole Blood, Bone Marrow, and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Specimens

Multiple Choice

Why are whole blood, bone marrow, and bronchoalveolar lavage specimens typically good specimens for flow cytometry?

A) The sizes of cells in these specimens fall within the range that can be analyzed by laser light scatter.
B) There is less debris in these specimens to non- specifically scatter light.
C) The cell types in these specimens usually have more well- defined antigens.
D) These are generally cell suspensions with cells occurring separately and singly in the mixture.