RE: [Histonet] Dako's Omnis

2014-01-30 Thread Campbell, Tasha M.
Are you talking about there IHC stainer, the Link? And there FISH kits or is there a new instrument that stains FISH? Tasha Campbell, B.S.,HTL(ASCP) Frederick Gastroenterology Associates 310 W. 9th St. Frederick, MD 21701 301-695-6800 ext. 144 (w) 304-685-9307 (c) -Original Message-

[Histonet] RELIA Histology Careers Weekly Update 1-30-2014 Are you Ready for Super Bowl Sunday?

2014-01-30 Thread Pam Barker
Hi Histonetters!! I hope your week is going great. Are you Gearing up for the Super Bowl? Or the Commercials?? How About the 10th Annual Puppy Bowl? Or the Inaugural Kitten Bowl? It's almost like a National Holiday! And it's this Sunday!! Looks like these days there is something for everybody

[Histonet] EBV EBNA3A antibody (ab16126, Abcam)

2014-01-30 Thread avistarop
Hello to everyone!!! Has anyone used this antibody ? Sheep polyclonal to EBV EBNA3A antibody (ab16126, Abcam) This antibody is used on FFPE tissue. Could I please get a copy of your protocols? Thank you so much Aldana Vistarop ___ Histonet

[Histonet] Cryostat Disinfection

2014-01-30 Thread Vickroy, Jim
In the CAP checklist it states that The cryostat must be4 defrosted and decontaminated by wiping all exposed surfaces with a tuberculocidal disinfectant. The cryostat should be at room temperature during decontamination unless otherwise specified by the manufacturer. The newest cryostat by

[Histonet] RELIA Histology Careers Weekly Update 1-30-2014 Are you Ready for Super Bowl Sunday?

2014-01-30 Thread Pam Barker
Hi Histonetters!! I hope your week is going great. Are you Gearing up for the Super Bowl? Or the Commercials?? How About the 10th Annual Puppy Bowl? Or the Inaugural Kitten Bowl? It's almost like a National Holiday! And it's this Sunday!! Looks like these days there is something for everybody

[Histonet] Digital dictation system

2014-01-30 Thread Rodriguez, Arnold
Which are the best digital dictation systems currently available for grossing? Our LIS is CoPathPlus but they don't have a dictation module. Arnold Rodriguez, HT, ASCP Histology Supervisor Eisenhower Medical Center 39000 Bob Hope Drive Rancho Mirage, Ca 92270 Phone (760) 773-2013 Fax (760)

[Histonet] marking tiny specimens

2014-01-30 Thread Cheryl Crowder
I am processing some extremely small specimens - pin tip size. These are eggs with a protein covering. I have tried using eosin to color the tissues before processing but the color came out before paraffin. The coating on the eggs will not absorb the dye. Does anyone have a suggestion for

[Histonet] Ventana LEAN team

2014-01-30 Thread Amber McKenzie
Has anyone had experience with Ventana's Lean team? I am correctly designing a new lab and they are coming out next tues to look at my workflow. Just wondering what to expect and how much they may change my current layout of my future lab :) Thanks!

RE: [Histonet] marking tiny specimens

2014-01-30 Thread Barbara Tibbs
Are you mixing Eosin in the last two alcohols of your processor? That should work. If you are dotting the specimens with Eosin before placing in a cassette, the dye will wash out early in the processing. Also, I don't know if this helps you but when I had to ink mouse arteries I would glue

RE: [Histonet] marking tiny specimens

2014-01-30 Thread Elizabeth Chlipala
Cheryl So the eggs don't absorb the eosin at all or does the dye come out during processing? We use eosin all of the time for samples like that, but I leave them in eosin for about 10 minutes. Here is what we do, the fixed samples are normally submitted in Eppendorf tubes, we remove the

RE: [Histonet] marking tiny specimens

2014-01-30 Thread Truscott, Tom
Hi Cheryl, If you can, use more eggs. Then process them into a pellet with histogel. Upon sectioning, many different cross-sections will be visible in the same section. Tom T -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu

[Histonet] RE: Ventana LEAN team

2014-01-30 Thread Bauer, Karen L.
Hi Amber, As part of our Vantage implementation process, a workflow consultant initially came out to look at our processes. He was very nice and had a lot of great suggestions. He was never pushy and I had control of what I wanted to change or not change. He basically was there to see how

Re: [Histonet] Digital dictation system

2014-01-30 Thread Sue
Dragon use it with copath no issues Sent from my iPhone On Jan 30, 2014, at 2:21 PM, Rodriguez, Arnold arodrig...@emc.org wrote: Which are the best digital dictation systems currently available for grossing? Our LIS is CoPathPlus but they don't have a dictation module. Arnold Rodriguez,

RE: [Histonet] marking tiny specimens

2014-01-30 Thread Wanda.Smith
We use a dropper of hematoxylin at the grossing table and it stays on the tissue even after processing. WANDA G. SMITH, HTL(ASCP)HT Pathology Supervisor TRIDENT MEDICAL CENTER 9330 Medical Plaza Drive Charleston, SCĀ  29406 843-847-4586 843-847-4296 fax This email and any files

RE: [Histonet] marking tiny specimens

2014-01-30 Thread John Kiernan
Dedication to duty! Ouch! Did you ever run out of eyelashes? Why not a short eyebrow or forearm hair? JK = = = On 30/01/14, Barbara Tibbs barbara.ti...@accuratediagnosticlabs.com wrote: Are you mixing Eosin in the last two alcohols of your processor? That should work. If you are dotting