[Histonet] Staples and Sutures

[Bob Richmond]

When I was a resident at Johns Hopkins in the 1960s, we had a Faxitron
cabinet X-ray unit, used mostly for breast specimens, but very useful for
searching for metal densities in surgical specimens. It used Polaroid
negative film. A digital radiographic unit is available nowadays - see

http://www.faxitron.com/sites/default/files/pdf/1006-3-46%20Top-10-Cancer-Centers.pdf

A pathology department wouldn't be able to convince management to spring
for one of these, but it might be possible to share it with a surgical
suite.

Bob Richmond
Samurai Pathologist
Maryville TN