[Histonet] Recommended thickness of Amyloid sections

[Tony Henwood (SCHN)]

I agree,

Slightly thicker makes the polarisation easier to see (personal experience).

I would love to see a study comparing section thickness Vs polarisation characteristics. 
Anyone interested? (being a kids hospital we rarely see amyloidosis)

Regards
Tony Henwood JP, MSc, BAppSc, GradDipSysAnalys, CT(ASC), FFSc(RCPA)
Principal Scientist, the Children’s Hospital at Westmead
Adjunct Fellow, School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney
Tel: 612 9845 3306
Fax: 612 9845 3318
Pathology Department
the children's hospital at westmead
Cnr Hawkesbury Road and Hainsworth Street, Westmead
Locked Bag 4001, Westmead NSW 2145, AUSTRALIA

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From: Paula Keene Pierce via Histonet <histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
Sent: Friday, 17 April 2020 06:24
To: histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu; Ken M
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Recommended thickness of Amyloid sections

As this is my 41 year of being a registered HT, I was taught that slides for amyloid are to be cut at 8-10µm.
Paula Keene Pierce, BS, HTL(ASCP)HTPresidentExcalibur Pathology, Inc.5830 N Blue Lake DriveNorman, OK 73069PH 405-759-3953http://www.excaliburpathology.com

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    On Thursday, April 16, 2020, 03:18:44 PM CDT, Ken M via Histonet <histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote:

 Hello All.  We have always cut all of our histology control slides at 5m.  We were told today that it is common practice to cut Amyloid at 8m?  Is this your experience?

Ken
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