Re: [Histonet] IHC Equipment

2011-02-25 Thread Victoria Baker
Sheila

It is impossible to always get everything into an e-mail when you recieve a
general info request.  I thought what you said was great.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Vikki

On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 10:25 AM, Sheila Fonner  wrote:

>  Vikki,
>
>
>
> You are absolutely right!  We do all of our ISH as overnight runs to avoid
> the problem of space constraint with the detection kits, etc.  I agree that
> all of the instruments have their good and bad points, and it really depends
> on the lab and what kind of specimens/volume you have.
>
>
>
> Didn’t mean to offend anyone.  I REALLY was just trying to help and give my
> opinion based on my own personal use.
>
>
>
> Sheila
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Victoria Baker [mailto:bakevicto...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, February 25, 2011 10:18 AM
> *To:* Greg Dobbin
> *Cc:* Sheila Fonner; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; Cynthia Pyse
> *Subject:* Re: [Histonet] IHC Equipment
>
>
>
> In regards to the Ventana Ultra - if you are running PIN-4 or ISH
> simultaneously on this instrument, the kits/ab's/probes  they require take
> up a lot of space on the reagent carousel which limits the number of
> antibodies you can put on and as runs can go some where around 6-hours you
> could find yourself limited in what you can run without careful planning.
>
>
>
> I'm a long time user and believer in Ventana, but BondMax and Intellipath
> do have my loyalties as well.  It depends on the needs of your lab
> (volume/work flow, available lab space and antibody library size), the
> staffing you have available and their abilities with IHC/ISH.  I've done
> this before and the only way to really know if an instrument will work in
> your lab is to demo them and connect with other users of the instrument.
>
>
>
> Vikki
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 9:30 AM, Greg Dobbin  wrote:
>
> The Bond does do ISH. In fact it utilizes the same detection kit so you
> have only to buy the probes, not the additional detection kit that could
> (depending on your volume of ISH requests) expire.
> Greg
>
> Greg Dobbin, R.T.
> Chief Technologist, Anatomic Pathology
> Dept. of Laboratory Medicine,
> Queen Elizabeth Hospital,
> P.O. Box 6600
> Charlottetown, PEC1A 8T5
> Phone: (902) 894-2337
> Fax: (902) 894-2385
>
> "I find that the harder I work, the
> more luck I seem to have."
> - Thomas Jefferson
>
>
> >>> "Sheila Fonner"  2/25/2011 10:20 AM >>>
>
> Cindy,
>
> We used to use the Dako stainer, and we still have it as a back-up if
> necessary, but we have recently (in the last year) bought a Ventana Ultra.
> You can put 30 slides at a time on it, but you do not have to batch the
> slides.  It is a continuous feed machine, which means that as soon as a
> slide is done, you can take it off and run something else.  You do not have
> to have all of the slides from a case together side by side.  It is
> bar-code
> driven and will find the slides no matter where you put them.  Each slide
> drawer runs independently of the others.  Ours has been wonderful.  The
> technical assistance is fantastic also.  They will help you to initially
> work up all of your antibodies.  You can use theirs, or you can use third
> party antibodies and place them in a prep-kit.  You can also use RTU or
> concentrates.  It's really up to you.  I would highly recommend it if you
> have a large volume.  We demo'd the Biocare Intellipath also.  I liked the
> machine, but it was really just a step up from the Dako.  Leica has the
> Bond
> instruments, which a lot of people like, but for us, it didn't work because
> we wanted to be able to do ISH.  Also, the Leica limits you to drawers of
> ten slides.  So when you load a drawer, with 1 slide or 10, you can't use
> it
> again until that run is finished.  Hope this helps.  If you have any
> questions, you can contact me.
> Have a great day!
>
> Sheila
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Cynthia
> Pyse
> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 2:37 PM
> To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: [Histonet] IHC Equipment
>
> Hi Histonetters
>
> I currently use a Dako stainer for my IHC staining. It is a work horse with
> very little problems. It is a older model that we may need to replace in
> the
> near future. What is everyone using out in histoland. I would be perfectly
> willing to purchase another Dako but I want to explore all avenues before
> making a decision. What are the pros and cons of the inst

RE: [Histonet] IHC Equipment

2011-02-25 Thread Sheila Fonner
Vikki,

 

You are absolutely right!  We do all of our ISH as overnight runs to avoid
the problem of space constraint with the detection kits, etc.  I agree that
all of the instruments have their good and bad points, and it really depends
on the lab and what kind of specimens/volume you have.

 

Didn't mean to offend anyone.  I REALLY was just trying to help and give my
opinion based on my own personal use.

 

Sheila

 

 

From: Victoria Baker [mailto:bakevicto...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 10:18 AM
To: Greg Dobbin
Cc: Sheila Fonner; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; Cynthia Pyse
Subject: Re: [Histonet] IHC Equipment

 

In regards to the Ventana Ultra - if you are running PIN-4 or ISH
simultaneously on this instrument, the kits/ab's/probes  they require take
up a lot of space on the reagent carousel which limits the number of
antibodies you can put on and as runs can go some where around 6-hours you
could find yourself limited in what you can run without careful planning.

 

I'm a long time user and believer in Ventana, but BondMax and Intellipath do
have my loyalties as well.  It depends on the needs of your lab (volume/work
flow, available lab space and antibody library size), the staffing you have
available and their abilities with IHC/ISH.  I've done this before and the
only way to really know if an instrument will work in your lab is to demo
them and connect with other users of the instrument.

 

Vikki

 

 

 

 


 

On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 9:30 AM, Greg Dobbin  wrote:

The Bond does do ISH. In fact it utilizes the same detection kit so you have
only to buy the probes, not the additional detection kit that could
(depending on your volume of ISH requests) expire.
Greg

Greg Dobbin, R.T.
Chief Technologist, Anatomic Pathology
Dept. of Laboratory Medicine,
Queen Elizabeth Hospital,
P.O. Box 6600
Charlottetown, PEC1A 8T5
Phone: (902) 894-2337
Fax: (902) 894-2385

"I find that the harder I work, the
more luck I seem to have."
- Thomas Jefferson


>>> "Sheila Fonner"  2/25/2011 10:20 AM >>>

Cindy,

We used to use the Dako stainer, and we still have it as a back-up if
necessary, but we have recently (in the last year) bought a Ventana Ultra.
You can put 30 slides at a time on it, but you do not have to batch the
slides.  It is a continuous feed machine, which means that as soon as a
slide is done, you can take it off and run something else.  You do not have
to have all of the slides from a case together side by side.  It is bar-code
driven and will find the slides no matter where you put them.  Each slide
drawer runs independently of the others.  Ours has been wonderful.  The
technical assistance is fantastic also.  They will help you to initially
work up all of your antibodies.  You can use theirs, or you can use third
party antibodies and place them in a prep-kit.  You can also use RTU or
concentrates.  It's really up to you.  I would highly recommend it if you
have a large volume.  We demo'd the Biocare Intellipath also.  I liked the
machine, but it was really just a step up from the Dako.  Leica has the Bond
instruments, which a lot of people like, but for us, it didn't work because
we wanted to be able to do ISH.  Also, the Leica limits you to drawers of
ten slides.  So when you load a drawer, with 1 slide or 10, you can't use it
again until that run is finished.  Hope this helps.  If you have any
questions, you can contact me.
Have a great day!

Sheila


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From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Cynthia Pyse
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 2:37 PM
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] IHC Equipment

Hi Histonetters

I currently use a Dako stainer for my IHC staining. It is a work horse with
very little problems. It is a older model that we may need to replace in the
near future. What is everyone using out in histoland. I would be perfectly
willing to purchase another Dako but I want to explore all avenues before
making a decision. What are the pros and cons of the instruments any of you
are using. How often is the machine down? What is the capacity? We run the
Dako twice daily usually to the capacity of 48 slides. I would like to hear
only from actual user of the instrumentation, no vendors please. This is
only a fact finding e-mail. Thanks in advance for all your input.

Cindy



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Laboratory/Histology Supervisor

X-Cell Laboratories

716-250-9235

e-mail cp...@x-celllab.com





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RE: [Histonet] IHC Equipment

2011-02-25 Thread Sheila Fonner
Sorry if I confused anyone.  It may have been FISH that we couldn't do on
the Leica instrument.  There was some reason that the docs chose to go with
the Ventana.  Anyway, I'm sure they are both fine instruments!

Sheila

 

 

From: Greg Dobbin [mailto:gvdob...@ihis.org] 
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 9:31 AM
To: Sheila Fonner; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; 'Cynthia Pyse'
Subject: RE: [Histonet] IHC Equipment

 

The Bond does do ISH. In fact it utilizes the same detection kit so you have
only to buy the probes, not the additional detection kit that could
(depending on your volume of ISH requests) expire.

Greg

 

Greg Dobbin, R.T.
Chief Technologist, Anatomic Pathology
Dept. of Laboratory Medicine,
Queen Elizabeth Hospital,
P.O. Box 6600
Charlottetown, PEC1A 8T5
Phone: (902) 894-2337
Fax: (902) 894-2385

 

"I find that the harder I work, the 
more luck I seem to have."
- Thomas Jefferson


>>> "Sheila Fonner"  2/25/2011 10:20 AM >>>
Cindy,

We used to use the Dako stainer, and we still have it as a back-up if
necessary, but we have recently (in the last year) bought a Ventana Ultra.
You can put 30 slides at a time on it, but you do not have to batch the
slides.  It is a continuous feed machine, which means that as soon as a
slide is done, you can take it off and run something else.  You do not have
to have all of the slides from a case together side by side.  It is bar-code
driven and will find the slides no matter where you put them.  Each slide
drawer runs independently of the others.  Ours has been wonderful.  The
technical assistance is fantastic also.  They will help you to initially
work up all of your antibodies.  You can use theirs, or you can use third
party antibodies and place them in a prep-kit.  You can also use RTU or
concentrates.  It's really up to you.  I would highly recommend it if you
have a large volume.  We demo'd the Biocare Intellipath also.  I liked the
machine, but it was really just a step up from the Dako.  Leica has the Bond
instruments, which a lot of people like, but for us, it didn't work because
we wanted to be able to do ISH.  Also, the Leica limits you to drawers of
ten slides.  So when you load a drawer, with 1 slide or 10, you can't use it
again until that run is finished.  Hope this helps.  If you have any
questions, you can contact me.
Have a great day!

Sheila


-Original Message-
From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Cynthia Pyse
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 2:37 PM
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] IHC Equipment

Hi Histonetters

I currently use a Dako stainer for my IHC staining. It is a work horse with
very little problems. It is a older model that we may need to replace in the
near future. What is everyone using out in histoland. I would be perfectly
willing to purchase another Dako but I want to explore all avenues before
making a decision. What are the pros and cons of the instruments any of you
are using. How often is the machine down? What is the capacity? We run the
Dako twice daily usually to the capacity of 48 slides. I would like to hear
only from actual user of the instrumentation, no vendors please. This is
only a fact finding e-mail. Thanks in advance for all your input.

Cindy



Cindy Pyse, CLT, HT (ASCP)

Laboratory/Histology Supervisor

X-Cell Laboratories

716-250-9235

e-mail cp...@x-celllab.com





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Re: [Histonet] IHC Equipment

2011-02-25 Thread Victoria Baker
In regards to the Ventana Ultra - if you are running PIN-4 or ISH
simultaneously on this instrument, the kits/ab's/probes  they require take
up a lot of space on the reagent carousel which limits the number of
antibodies you can put on and as runs can go some where around 6-hours you
could find yourself limited in what you can run without careful planning.

I'm a long time user and believer in Ventana, but BondMax and Intellipath do
have my loyalties as well.  It depends on the needs of your lab (volume/work
flow, available lab space and antibody library size), the staffing you have
available and their abilities with IHC/ISH.  I've done this before and the
only way to really know if an instrument will work in your lab is to
demo them and connect with other users of the instrument.

Vikki






On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 9:30 AM, Greg Dobbin  wrote:

> The Bond does do ISH. In fact it utilizes the same detection kit so you
> have only to buy the probes, not the additional detection kit that could
> (depending on your volume of ISH requests) expire.
> Greg
>
> Greg Dobbin, R.T.
> Chief Technologist, Anatomic Pathology
> Dept. of Laboratory Medicine,
> Queen Elizabeth Hospital,
> P.O. Box 6600
> Charlottetown, PEC1A 8T5
> Phone: (902) 894-2337
> Fax: (902) 894-2385
>
> "I find that the harder I work, the
> more luck I seem to have."
> - Thomas Jefferson
>
>
> >>> "Sheila Fonner"  2/25/2011 10:20 AM >>>
>  Cindy,
>
> We used to use the Dako stainer, and we still have it as a back-up if
> necessary, but we have recently (in the last year) bought a Ventana Ultra.
> You can put 30 slides at a time on it, but you do not have to batch the
> slides.  It is a continuous feed machine, which means that as soon as a
> slide is done, you can take it off and run something else.  You do not have
> to have all of the slides from a case together side by side.  It is
> bar-code
> driven and will find the slides no matter where you put them.  Each slide
> drawer runs independently of the others.  Ours has been wonderful.  The
> technical assistance is fantastic also.  They will help you to initially
> work up all of your antibodies.  You can use theirs, or you can use third
> party antibodies and place them in a prep-kit.  You can also use RTU or
> concentrates.  It's really up to you.  I would highly recommend it if you
> have a large volume.  We demo'd the Biocare Intellipath also.  I liked the
> machine, but it was really just a step up from the Dako.  Leica has the
> Bond
> instruments, which a lot of people like, but for us, it didn't work because
> we wanted to be able to do ISH.  Also, the Leica limits you to drawers of
> ten slides.  So when you load a drawer, with 1 slide or 10, you can't use
> it
> again until that run is finished.  Hope this helps.  If you have any
> questions, you can contact me.
> Have a great day!
>
> Sheila
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Cynthia
> Pyse
> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 2:37 PM
> To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: [Histonet] IHC Equipment
>
> Hi Histonetters
>
> I currently use a Dako stainer for my IHC staining. It is a work horse with
> very little problems. It is a older model that we may need to replace in
> the
> near future. What is everyone using out in histoland. I would be perfectly
> willing to purchase another Dako but I want to explore all avenues before
> making a decision. What are the pros and cons of the instruments any of you
> are using. How often is the machine down? What is the capacity? We run the
> Dako twice daily usually to the capacity of 48 slides. I would like to hear
> only from actual user of the instrumentation, no vendors please. This is
> only a fact finding e-mail. Thanks in advance for all your input.
>
> Cindy
>
>
>
> Cindy Pyse, CLT, HT (ASCP)
>
> Laboratory/Histology Supervisor
>
> X-Cell Laboratories
>
> 716-250-9235
>
> e-mail cp...@x-celllab.com
>
>
>
>
>
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RE: [Histonet] IHC Equipment

2011-02-25 Thread Greg Dobbin
The Bond does do ISH. In fact it utilizes the same detection kit so you have 
only to buy the probes, not the additional detection kit that could (depending 
on your volume of ISH requests) expire.
Greg
 
Greg Dobbin, R.T.
Chief Technologist, Anatomic Pathology
Dept. of Laboratory Medicine,
Queen Elizabeth Hospital,
P.O. Box 6600
Charlottetown, PEC1A 8T5
Phone: (902) 894-2337
Fax: (902) 894-2385
 
"I find that the harder I work, the 
more luck I seem to have."
- Thomas Jefferson


>>> "Sheila Fonner"  2/25/2011 10:20 AM >>>
Cindy,

We used to use the Dako stainer, and we still have it as a back-up if
necessary, but we have recently (in the last year) bought a Ventana Ultra.
You can put 30 slides at a time on it, but you do not have to batch the
slides.  It is a continuous feed machine, which means that as soon as a
slide is done, you can take it off and run something else.  You do not have
to have all of the slides from a case together side by side.  It is bar-code
driven and will find the slides no matter where you put them.  Each slide
drawer runs independently of the others.  Ours has been wonderful.  The
technical assistance is fantastic also.  They will help you to initially
work up all of your antibodies.  You can use theirs, or you can use third
party antibodies and place them in a prep-kit.  You can also use RTU or
concentrates.  It's really up to you.  I would highly recommend it if you
have a large volume.  We demo'd the Biocare Intellipath also.  I liked the
machine, but it was really just a step up from the Dako.  Leica has the Bond
instruments, which a lot of people like, but for us, it didn't work because
we wanted to be able to do ISH.  Also, the Leica limits you to drawers of
ten slides.  So when you load a drawer, with 1 slide or 10, you can't use it
again until that run is finished.  Hope this helps.  If you have any
questions, you can contact me.
Have a great day!

Sheila


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From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Cynthia Pyse
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 2:37 PM
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] IHC Equipment

Hi Histonetters

I currently use a Dako stainer for my IHC staining. It is a work horse with
very little problems. It is a older model that we may need to replace in the
near future. What is everyone using out in histoland. I would be perfectly
willing to purchase another Dako but I want to explore all avenues before
making a decision. What are the pros and cons of the instruments any of you
are using. How often is the machine down? What is the capacity? We run the
Dako twice daily usually to the capacity of 48 slides. I would like to hear
only from actual user of the instrumentation, no vendors please. This is
only a fact finding e-mail. Thanks in advance for all your input.

Cindy



Cindy Pyse, CLT, HT (ASCP)

Laboratory/Histology Supervisor

X-Cell Laboratories

716-250-9235

e-mail cp...@x-celllab.com





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RE: [Histonet] IHC Equipment

2011-02-25 Thread Sheila Fonner
Cindy,

We used to use the Dako stainer, and we still have it as a back-up if
necessary, but we have recently (in the last year) bought a Ventana Ultra.
You can put 30 slides at a time on it, but you do not have to batch the
slides.  It is a continuous feed machine, which means that as soon as a
slide is done, you can take it off and run something else.  You do not have
to have all of the slides from a case together side by side.  It is bar-code
driven and will find the slides no matter where you put them.  Each slide
drawer runs independently of the others.  Ours has been wonderful.  The
technical assistance is fantastic also.  They will help you to initially
work up all of your antibodies.  You can use theirs, or you can use third
party antibodies and place them in a prep-kit.  You can also use RTU or
concentrates.  It's really up to you.  I would highly recommend it if you
have a large volume.  We demo'd the Biocare Intellipath also.  I liked the
machine, but it was really just a step up from the Dako.  Leica has the Bond
instruments, which a lot of people like, but for us, it didn't work because
we wanted to be able to do ISH.  Also, the Leica limits you to drawers of
ten slides.  So when you load a drawer, with 1 slide or 10, you can't use it
again until that run is finished.  Hope this helps.  If you have any
questions, you can contact me.
Have a great day!

Sheila


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From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Cynthia Pyse
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 2:37 PM
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] IHC Equipment

Hi Histonetters

I currently use a Dako stainer for my IHC staining. It is a work horse with
very little problems. It is a older model that we may need to replace in the
near future. What is everyone using out in histoland. I would be perfectly
willing to purchase another Dako but I want to explore all avenues before
making a decision. What are the pros and cons of the instruments any of you
are using. How often is the machine down? What is the capacity? We run the
Dako twice daily usually to the capacity of 48 slides. I would like to hear
only from actual user of the instrumentation, no vendors please. This is
only a fact finding e-mail. Thanks in advance for all your input.

Cindy

 

Cindy Pyse, CLT, HT (ASCP)

Laboratory/Histology Supervisor

X-Cell Laboratories

716-250-9235

e-mail cp...@x-celllab.com

 

 

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RE: [Histonet] IHC Equipment

2011-02-23 Thread Liz Chlipala
Cindy

We have three dako autostainers and we really like them a lot.  We are a
contract research lab so flexibility and system openness is key for us.
The only other instrument that I have demoed is the Leica Bond, but
unless I purchased the research software (which is a bit expensive) I
was tied into using at least one of their reagents and their reagents
are purchased in kits, so for my lab it was not a good fit financially
since I already had two dako stainers on reagent rental.

If you have the space I would demo the different instruments on the
market, see which one works best for you. 

Liz

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Boulder, Colorado 80308
office (303) 682-3949 
fax (303) 682-9060
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From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
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Pyse
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 12:37 PM
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] IHC Equipment

Hi Histonetters

I currently use a Dako stainer for my IHC staining. It is a work horse
with
very little problems. It is a older model that we may need to replace in
the
near future. What is everyone using out in histoland. I would be
perfectly
willing to purchase another Dako but I want to explore all avenues
before
making a decision. What are the pros and cons of the instruments any of
you
are using. How often is the machine down? What is the capacity? We run
the
Dako twice daily usually to the capacity of 48 slides. I would like to
hear
only from actual user of the instrumentation, no vendors please. This is
only a fact finding e-mail. Thanks in advance for all your input.

Cindy

 

Cindy Pyse, CLT, HT (ASCP)

Laboratory/Histology Supervisor

X-Cell Laboratories

716-250-9235

e-mail cp...@x-celllab.com

 

 

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[Histonet] IHC Equipment

2011-02-23 Thread Cynthia Pyse
Hi Histonetters

I currently use a Dako stainer for my IHC staining. It is a work horse with
very little problems. It is a older model that we may need to replace in the
near future. What is everyone using out in histoland. I would be perfectly
willing to purchase another Dako but I want to explore all avenues before
making a decision. What are the pros and cons of the instruments any of you
are using. How often is the machine down? What is the capacity? We run the
Dako twice daily usually to the capacity of 48 slides. I would like to hear
only from actual user of the instrumentation, no vendors please. This is
only a fact finding e-mail. Thanks in advance for all your input.

Cindy

 

Cindy Pyse, CLT, HT (ASCP)

Laboratory/Histology Supervisor

X-Cell Laboratories

716-250-9235

e-mail cp...@x-celllab.com

 

 

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Re: [Histonet] IHC equipment

2008-10-31 Thread godsgalnow
This is a matter of opinion.? DO you like a closed system or an open system?? 
My preference is an open system and I prefer Biocare.? As for the PIN-4 
Cocktail, Biocare wins hands down there as well...as Dr Tacha works there.
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Sent: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 2:17 pm
Subject: [Histonet] IHC equipment



I am helping to set up an in office lab for a group of urologists.? What is the 
best instrumentation for prostate tripple stain?? What are the best reagents?
?
Test volume will be relatively low.? Perhaps as many as 5 additional 
immunostains will be added in the future.? Testing will be done by an 
experienced histotech with minimal exposure to immunoperoxidase techniques.
?
Goals are to maximize simplicity, dependability and value.
?
Thanks in advance for any and all advice.
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[Histonet] IHC equipment

2008-10-30 Thread richard wells
I am helping to set up an in office lab for a group of urologists.  What is the 
best instrumentation for prostate tripple stain?  What are the best reagents?
 
Test volume will be relatively low.  Perhaps as many as 5 additional 
immunostains will be added in the future.  Testing will be done by an 
experienced histotech with minimal exposure to immunoperoxidase techniques.
 
Goals are to maximize simplicity, dependability and value.
 
Thanks in advance for any and all advice.
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