RE: How does your lab do it?
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From: | "MacDonald, Jennifer" <jmacdonald@sach.org> |
To: | HistoNet@pathology.swmed.edu, "'Charles Eisener'" <creisener@odyssey.net> |
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This is the same procedure that we follow. I prefer to trim all of my
blocks in a batch, but I have other techs that trim/cut as they go.
Jennifer
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> From: Charles Eisener[SMTP:creisener@odyssey.net]
> Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2000 11:10 PM
> To: HistoNet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject: Re: How does your lab do it?
>
> Scott-
> Our lab has no 'official' method regards facing of blocks. Most of our
> staff do it as they cut, one block at a time. I was trained to do it in
> batch fashion. The advantages for me are several:
> 1) knives last longer as facing can be done with blade not suitable for
> final cuts.
> 2) allows more efficient handling of blocks requiring special treatment -
> surface decal, hydration, etc.
>
> This is one area where there is no right or wrong; personal preference
> rules.
> --
> Charles Eisener
> Laboratory Alliance of Central New York
> Syracuse, NY
> creisener@odyssey.net
>
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