Other dominant abnormalities identified included diffuse centrilobular nodules, bronchial wall thickening and pleural mass (8% each). The diagnostic utility of bronchoalveolar lavage in confirming or ...

ARP Atlases. 2007;1:17-47. The total number of leukocytes recovered by lavage is determined by examination of a sample of the pooled fluid with a hemocytometer. The cell counts are most accurate ...