The ones I've known preferred the cytospin and a cell block if they were not doing a quick read. And a cell block over any smears if cells were limited. It sounds like your dealing with a training issue if the smears are too thick. Kim D
Sent from my iPhone On Jan 27, 2012, at 12:16 PM, "Fallak, Alice" <alice.fal...@uhsi.org> wrote: > Hi, > In regard to the FNA preparation, do your pathologists prefer the smears > obtained at the bedside verses the smears that are made from the pellet after > centrifuging? We find that the ones prepared at the bedside are most times > bloody. > > -Alice > > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
