Other tests you may have at diagnosis or before starting treatment include the following:<\/p>\n
Bone marrow tests are not usually needed to make a CLL diagnosis. \u00a0They may be done before treatment starts.<\/p>\n
A thin hollow needle is inserted into\u00a0the bone (usually a bone in the back of\u00a0the pelvis) and a small amount of liquid\u00a0(marrow) from the bone is removed. Even\u00a0with the numbing local anesthetic, this\u00a0procedure can be painful for a few seconds\u00a0while the marrow is withdrawn.<\/p>\n
The area is frozen and a slightly larger\u00a0needle is inserted into the bone (usually\u00a0the hip bone) to take out a small piece of\u00a0bone and marrow. The procedure does not\u00a0require any stitches.<\/p>\n
Ultrasound imaging uses sound waves to produce\u00a0pictures of the inside of the body.<\/p>\n
A CT scan is a series of detailed\u00a0X-ray pictures that give a 3 dimensional (3D) picture of the body.\u00a0This test can help find enlarged lymph nodes and abnormalities in\u00a0other organs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Other tests you may have at diagnosis or before starting treatment include the following: Bone Marrow Tests Bone marrow tests are not usually needed to make a CLL diagnosis. \u00a0They…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":6279,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-sidebar.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6285","page","type-page","status-publish"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n