Re: [Histonet] RE: Prostate Needle Bx

2014-12-04 Thread aobrien88
We have a Milestone Histos 3 Microwave processor, and we process our prostate bx's and bladder bx's between 2 sponges. The sponges are moist with 10% formalin to keep the tissue from drying out. The bx's don't move around or get tangled. It works very well. Andrea O'Brien HT(ASCP) - Orig

Re: [Histonet] RE: Prostate Needle Bx

2014-12-03 Thread aobrien88
My Medical Director published a paper on our procedure. If you would be interested I can ask him to share it with you. Andrea - Original Message - From: wsim...@athensgastro.com To: "Shirley A. Powell" , "Laurie Colbert" , "histonet" Sent: Wednesday, December 3, 2014 12:05:55 PM

Re: [Histonet] RE: Prostate Needle Bx

2014-12-03 Thread aobrien88
We are a prostate lab and use regular hinged cassettes with sponges. We ink each case with a different color ink, using 5 colors rotating in order. We microwave process with a program that is around 55 minutes. The program is 100% alcohol, isopropyl and paraffin. We have had great success with i

[Histonet] IHC patient reports

2014-06-04 Thread aobrien88
How long is everyone keeping the IHC reports that are printed off after the run is completed? ANP.22660 states that Batch control records must be retained to 2 years. Is that also the patient? Thanks ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwe

[Histonet] Pax 2

2011-03-23 Thread aobrien88
Is anyone using the Pax 2 antibody?  Who is your vendor and could you share some information about your procedure? Thank you, Andrea O'Brien UroPartners ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.ed

[Histonet] IHC worksheet reports

2010-03-11 Thread aobrien88
I was wondering if anyone could give me some information on the IHC worksheet reports.  These are the reports that are printed off after you have completed your IHC stain.  We are using a Dako Autostainer + and an IntelliPath, we give our Pathologist the reports with the slides to sign off on