[Histonet] LCM

[Kim Merriam]

Garry,

I have not done LCM in a couple of years, but I have used both the Arcturus Autopix and the Arcturus Vertitas.  They are both good, but the Vertias is much easier to use and has the 2 major advantages:
"laser cutting", which allows you to cut out a larger piece of the tissue very quickly (much better than having the laser fire over an entire large area).  This feature is not available on the Autopix.
live-image mark-up; with the Autopix, you need to take a picture, mark up what you want to capture and then tell the machine to go.  You can mark your slides up live on-screen with the Veritas (it's much quicker, I can remember taking 10 or 20 pictures per slide, which could get time consuming).  The quicker everything can get done, the better quality your sample will be. 
It all depends on the type of samples you are planning to work with, if they are large or require large areas, the Veritas is well worth the extra money.  In addition, Arcturus is one of only a (very) small handful of companies that I would say has excellent customer service.  Their field technicians were always available to come and help me.  As you are in the UK, you would need to check to see what kind of local support they offer.

Just my 2-cents.
Kim
 
Kim Merriam, MA, HT(ASCP)
Cambridge, MA



----- Original Message ----
From: Garry Ashton <GAshton <@t> picr.man.ac.uk>
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 6:59:44 AM
Subject: [Histonet] LCM

Hi,
I was just wondering, does anybody have any opinions on the laser
capture microdissection system they are currently using, and what is
currently available, together with the pros and cons
Many thanks in advance
Garry


PICR
UK

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