title: Expedited handling of transplantation biopsies.
abstract: The workload from the rapid handling of transplantation biopsies is increasing in many pathology laboratories. By using a novel tissue processor (the MED'LASS Paraffinator, F.R.G.) that employs continuously distilled acetone for tissue dehydration, it is possible to prepare high-quality hematoxylin-and-eosin sections in under 90 min. The slides are comparable to those processed by traditional methods and yield excellent results with special stains and immunohistochemical techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: McCue
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Santoianni
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D006652:Histological Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous