OOPS...I posted this for Dr Furlong...Please send your comments!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Melissa Jensen" 
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Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 6:16 PM
Subject: Fw: PATHO-L Recuts, Levels, Deepers


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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Maurice Furlong" 
> To: "Patho-L, List" 
> Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 7:29 AM
> Subject: PATHO-L Recuts, Levels, Deepers
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> > Would anyone like to volunteer their definition of these terms?  Here
> > are mine:
> >
> > "Recut" - cut additional section right off the top, don't trim.
> >
> > "Level" - cut a ribbon of 10 - 12 recuts, discard it, take the next
> > section.
> >
> > "Deeper" - trim about 0.25 - 0.5 mm off the block "manually," then
> > recut.
> >
> > Opinions from Histotechs would also be interesting, if anyone would like
> > to cross-post this to their mailing list (I'm not on it).
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > /mbf
> > --
> > Maurice B Furlong Jr, MD
> > mailto:mbfurlong@sprynet.com
> >
> > Mercy Medical Center
> > 301 St Paul Place
> > Baltimore, MD 21202
> >
> > voice: 410-332-9431
> > FAX: 410-234-2558
> >
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