[Histonet] RE: special stainers

[Mayer,Toysha N]

It depends on what your conditions are.  Dako if users have pretty good special stain knowledge.  If for some reason the instrument stops (power outage or something) you can see where the unit stopped and continue the stain by hand.  Also, it can be tweaked for your individual needs more.  My old pathologist didn't like the PAS off the stainer, so we heated the first special stains wash and that gave him the color difference that was desired.  
Ventana does not allow such liberties, nor can you use all of the reagent in their vials, so some of it goes to waste.  The up side is that if your techs do not have much experience in special stains, the unit can be run by a newbie without much effort if QC'd correctly.  
Hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Dr.Toysha N. Mayer, D.H.Sc., MBA, HT (ASCP)
Instructor/Education Coordinator
Program in Histotechnology
School of Health Professions
UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
713.563-3481



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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Mitchell, Janice A
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 6:43 AM
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Subject: [Histonet] specials stainers

Good Morning,
We are looking for an automatic stainer for special stains.   Ventana vs Dako?  Thoughts?
Thanks for any input, Janice Mitchell
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