[Histonet] Processing correction

2021-03-01 Thread Charles Riley via Histonet
We had an issue last week where the tech loading the processor forgot to start the machine. The tissues we left in an empty chamber for around 8/9 hours after having been in formalin from anywhere from 3 hours to 10 hours from the surgical sites. All of the specimens are unreadable. What steps

Re: [Histonet] Processing correction

2021-03-01 Thread Thomas Podawiltz via Histonet
Recovering Tissue That Has Dried Out After Malfunction of Tissue Processor  | | | | || | | | | | Recovering Tissue That Has Dried Out After Malfunction of Tissue Processor | | | | Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Monday, March 1, 2021, 2:10 PM,

[Histonet] Cytology gross descriptions

2021-03-01 Thread MARY ANN via Histonet
Hi I'm looking for a good reference for my grossers to follow while describing fluids. Verbage for color, clarity and viscosity. Anyone have anything that could be useful?? Sent from Xfinity Connect Application ___ Histonet mailing list

Re: [Histonet] Histonet Digest, Vol 208, Issue 1

2021-03-01 Thread John Frazier via Histonet
Have you considered any Digital Imaging platforms such as Roche's DP200 or Lieca's Aperio? Both of these systems provide superior imaging and you may even be able to build your own algorithms for immunofluourescent multiplexing. I am not a vendor but have seen both of these systems and evaluated

[Histonet] Antibody validation question

2021-03-01 Thread Martha Ward-Pathology via Histonet
When doing an initial antibody validation CAP requires at least 90% concordance between the new test and the comparator test or expected values.Are there specified requirements for sensitivity, specificity and accuracy? Thanks in advance for any help provided! Martha Ward, Manager,

[Histonet] Any comments on your usage of the following slide scanners?

2021-03-01 Thread Katherine Bummer via Histonet
Hello Histonetters, I am looking for some straight forward comments on a few slide scanners: * Zeiss Z1, * AkoyaBio Vectra Polaris and the * 3DHisTech P250FL. * I do almost exclusively immunofluourescent multiplexing, generally with 4-5 targets and am looking at