کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2156248 1090451 2008 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Implementation of a new rapid tissue processing method – Advantages and challenges
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی تحقیقات سرطان
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Implementation of a new rapid tissue processing method – Advantages and challenges
چکیده انگلیسی

Conventional tissue processing of histologic specimens has been carried out in the same manner for many years. It is a time-consuming process involving batch production, resulting in a 1-day delay of the diagnosis. Microwave-assisted tissue processing enables a continuous high flow of histologic specimens through the processor with a processing time of as low as 1 h.In this article, we present the effects of the automated microwave-assisted tissue processor on the histomorphologic quality and the turnaround time (TAT) for histopathology reports.We present a blind comparative study regarding the histomorphologic quality of microwave-processed and conventionally processed tissue samples. A total of 333 specimens were included. The microwave-assisted processing method showed a histomorphologic quality comparable to the conventional method for a number of tissue types, including skin and specimens from the gastrointestinal, urogenital, and female genital tract.We studied the TAT for all histologic specimens received in a period of six consecutive weeks in 2006 and 2007, respectively. We found a positive impact on TATs after introducing microwave-assisted processing in the laboratory. Turnaround times, in general, were improved, and same-day-reporting, in particular, showed an increase from 0% to 15%.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Pathology - Research and Practice - Volume 204, Issue 12, 1 December 2008, Pages 899–904
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