A comparison of routine and rapid microwave tissue processing in a surgical pathology laboratory: Quality of histologic sections and advantages of microwave processing

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 703-708

  Rohr, L R ^a   Layfield, L J ^a   Wallin, D ^a   Hardy, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fixation; Microwave; Processing; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

FEMALE; HISTOCYTOLOGICAL PREPARATION TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROWAVES; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 0035149544     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/15FB-FLD1-408X-JQA3     Document Type: Article

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