Utility of the capsule-based technique for cell block preparation - In body fluids and Liqui-PREP™ specimens

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 460-466

  Wen, Chien Hui ^a   Tsao, Shu Chuan ^a   Su, Yue Chiu ^c   Wu, Chun Chieh ^a   Chai, Chee Yin ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FOOYIN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Body fluids; Cell block technique; Cytology

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ALCOHOL; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; THROMBOPLASTIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT; BODY FLUID; CAPSULE BASED CELL BLOCK PREPARATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMBEDDING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 80155192477     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000330674     Document Type: Article

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