New Liquid Biopsy Method Detects Cancer at the Nanometer Scale
Researchers have found that a liquid biopsy method using lab-on-a-chip technology can identify biomarkers of concern before a tumor even forms.
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LatestTissue Processing Platform Supports Multisample Automation and 3-D Tissue Analysis
Paired with proprietary 3-D image analysis software, the technology will enable more-accurate analysis and assessment of normal and diseased tissue.
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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.
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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Urinary ctDNA Assay Outperforms Tissue Biopsy in Clinical Study of Metastatic Lung Cancer
Noninvasive liquid biopsy enables detection of emerging T790M mutations with greater sensitivity than tissue biopsy and months before detection of cancer progression with imaging.
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Ultramicrotome Enables High-Volume Section Handling
The ATUMtome, an automated tape-collecting ultramicrotome from RMC Products and Zeiss, uses an innovative tape collecting method that facilitates the efficient sectioning and handling of large volumes of biological samples for 3-D image reconstruction.
Read MoreDefiniens International Symposium for Tissue Phenomics
The International Symposium for Tissue Phenomics will feature thought leaders on companion diagnostics, immunotherapy, and tissue-based patient stratification for personalized medicine.
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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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Anatomic and Digital Pathology: Pick Your Platform
Advances in anatomic and digital pathology are enabling medical professionals to make more accurate diagnoses than ever before.
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Study Highlights Risk of Errors in Processing Biopsy Tissues in Anatomic Pathology Labs
A study in the Journal of Histotechnology highlights the all-too-real risk of errors that can be made in the processing of biopsy tissue in anatomic pathology labs.
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New Reference Resource for Soft Tissue Pathology Identification
Captures key morphologic patterns for a comprehensive range of common and rare soft-tissue conditions, and assists in the interpretation of complex diagnostic puzzles.
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Pathwork Tissue of Origin Test to be Used in China
Kindstar to offer services based on test to Chinese hospitals countrywide.
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Dako Introduces Advanced Staining Platform
The platform, which comprises hardware, software, and reagents, automates both IHC and ISH processes.
Read MoreCarl Zeiss Microscopy Webinar: Fast, Convenient 3-D Imaging for Tissue Samples
Three expert presenters will summarize the 3View technology, present on the advantages of ZEISS FE-SEMs in connection with 3View, offer great application examples using the MERLIN 3View, and answer questions.
Read MoreCarl Zeiss Microscopy Webinar: Fast, Convenient 3-D Imaging for Tissue Samples
Three expert presenters will summarize the 3View technology, present on the advantages of ZEISS FE-SEMs in connection with 3View, offer great application examples using the MERLIN 3View, and answer questions.
Read MoreNew CAP/ASCCP Consensus Term Guidelines, Strong Reccs for p16 Biomarker Use in Assessment of Cervical Tissue
These guidelines for pathologists include strong recommendations in support of the adjunctive use of the p16 biomarker in certain scenarios to support accurate diagnoses of precancerous squamous lesions of the cervix and other lower genital tract sites.
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