Artificial Intelligence Methods May Replace Histochemical Staining
A recent study from UCLA used deep neural networks to virtually stain microscopic images of unlabeled tissue.
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Robotic Cassette Printer Prints Directly onto Tissue and Biopsy Cassettes
The SCP-R is designed for use in pathology and histology labs to print high-resolution text, graphics, and bar codes directly onto tissue cassettes.
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May 2019 Product Spotlight: Anatomic and Digital Pathology Instruments and Tools
The May 2019 Product Spotlight includes anatomic and digital pathology instruments and analyzers from companies such as OptraScan, Proscia, and BioGenex Laboratories.
January/February 2018 Product News
This month’s issue features an intelligent pipette stand from Mettler Toledo, a blood collection device from Seventh Sense Biosystems, and a herpes simplex assay from Hologic.
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Cassette Printer Suited for Pathology, Histology Labs
The unit uses thermal-transfer ink ribbons rather than solvent inkjet or laser ablation.
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July 2017 Tech Guide: Anatomic and Digital Pathology Instruments and Tools
This month’s issue features anatomic and digital pathology technologies from such companies as BioGenex, Indica Labs, and MicroDimensions.
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FDA Approves Companion Diagnostic for Use on Tissues Stained Using Ventana Automated Slide Stainer
The assay is intended for laboratory use to detect the anaplastic lymphoma kinase protein in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded, non-small cell lung carcinoma tissue stained using the Ventana BenchMark XT or Ventana BenchMark Ultra automated immunohistochemical slide strainers.
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July 2016 Tech Guide: Anatomic and Digital Pathology Instruments and Tools
This month’s issue features anatomic and digital pathology technologies from such companies as Aspyra, Leica Biosystems, Mikroscan Technologies, and Philips.
Read MorePartners to Combine Specialty Diagnostic Assays with Advanced Digital Pathology Mining
The collaboration will provide custom solutions that meet data and regulatory requirements for both biopharmaceutical clients and academic medical center oncology programs.
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Roche Launches H&E Tissue Staining Solution
The fully automated hematoxylin and eosin tissue staining system eliminates the use of xylene and alcohol, reducing technician exposure to harmful chemicals.
Read MoreThe New-Model Histotechnologist
Annual fellowship and job market surveys from the American Society for Clinical Pathology provide valuable information on national trends regarding medical education, residency training, and the pathology job market.
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Histotechnology Takes Aim at Automation
Histological visualization has been supplemented by digital pathology applications that make use of advanced staining and imaging technologies, offering new opportunities for histotechnologists to be on the cutting edge of clinical diagnosis as well as patient management.
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June 2015 Product Spotlight: Anatomic and Digital Pathology
This issue’s Product Spotlight features anatomic and digital technologies from companies such as Psyche Systems, Technidata, and Viewics.
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Histotechnology Faces New and Ongoing Challenges
The histotechnology sector is facing a shortfall of qualified histotechnologists alongside an influx of more sophisticated specimen testing and a need for standardized testing processes and results. How are these issues being addressed, and how effectively?
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Meeting the Ongoing Histotech Shortage
Histotechs are solid professionals, and they work hard, but what about the future?
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Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Process Controls
AcroMetrix MultiMix FFPE Controls from Life Technologies, Carlsbad, Calif, are process controls for the isolation, purification, and detection of somatic genetic variants in research oncology testing.
Read MoreShared Workflow Automates Tissue Sample Analysis
The Siemens Tissue Preparation Solution allows molecular pathology laboratories to integrate samples from both fresh frozen and formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues into the same workflow, automating the standardized isolation of nucleic acids.
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Ventana Debuts Fully Automated Gram Stain on the BenchMark Special Stains Platform
Automated for use on the VENTANA BenchMark Special Stains instrument, the Gram Staining Kit aids pathologists in the most basic classification of bacteria into Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria in fixed tissue samples.
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