Processing
Better Paraffin Sections with the Aid of
Vacuum.
L.G. Luna and E.F. Ballou, M.T. (ASCP), Histopathology Laboratories, Armed
Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C. 20305. January 1972;II(1):11.
Fixation Improvement on the Technicon ULTRA.
Richard F. Fiester, M.D., St. Luke's Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53215.
July 1972;II(3):17.
Hints for Pap Smears and Cell Block Preparations.
Ann F. Racow, HT (ASCP), Histology Department, Beverly Hospital, Beverly,
Massachusetts 01915. January 1974;IV(1):44.
Rapid Procedure for Rehydration of Desiccated
Tissue.
Patsy S. Willard, HT (ASCP), Appalachian Laboratory for Occupational Respiratory
Diseases, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown,
West Virginia 26505. January 1974;IV(1):44.
Alarm System for Tissue Processors.
Donald L. Meyers, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21205. October
1974;IV(4):56-57.
Identification of Vasectomies During Processing.
Donald L. Meyers, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21205. October
1974;IV(4):57.
Luna's Method for Processing and Sectioning
Eye Lenses.
An Editorial. April 1975;V(2):63.
Luna-Parker Method for Rhabdomyoma and Nemaline
Rods.
An Editorial. April 1975;V(2):64.
Luna's Method for Softening Keratin.
An Editorial. April 1975;V(2):65.
Book Review: The Preparation of Decalcified
Sections
Herbert Stevens, HT (ASCP), Oakwood Hospital, Dearborn, Michigan 48124.
July 1975;V(3):67.
Four-Hour Processing Schedule for Mouse
Tissue.
Wilson A. Werely, B.S., HT (ASCP), Pathology Services, National Center
for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, Arkansas 72079. October 1975;V(4):71.
Automated Method for Deceration and Rehydration
of Microscopic Slides.
Jean Williams, Rena S. Futch, Florida Department of National Resources,
Marine Research Laboratory, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701. October 1975;V(4):71.
Technique for Processing Eye Specimens.
Edna Prophet, B.A., HT (ASCP), Washington, D.C. 20306. January 1976;VI(1):75-76.
Routine Tissue Processing Schedule.
An Editorial. January 1976;VI(1):76.
Modified Enzyme Dry-bone Preparation of
Skeletons.
Livia M. Molnar, Department of Orthodontics, University of Washington,
Seattle, Washington, 98195. April 1976;VI(2):80-81.
Additional Information on Methods for Softening
Keratin.
William A. Dotson, Supervisor, Histology Laboratory, University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27541. April 1976;VI(2):81.
Vacuum Processing for Small Biopsies.
Joyce Moore, HT (ASCP), Baptist Medical Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
72201. April 1977;VII(2):95.
Helpful Hints: Softening Hard Keratin in
Specimens for Microscopic Sections.
Lewis Shapiro, M.D., College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia, University,
New York, N.Y. 10032. April 1977;VII(2):98.
Techniques for Studying Prenatal Ossification
in Silver Nitrate Immersed Specimens.
Livia M. Molnar, Department of Orthodontics, University of Washington,
Seattle, Washington 98195. July 1977;VII(3):100-101.
Method for Reprocessing Dried Tissue Specimens.
An Editorial. April 1978;VIII(2):111.
Suggestions for Successful Processing of
Brains.
Edyth Simpson, Washington, D.C. 20306. April 1978;VIII(2):112-113.
Prevention of Mold and Bacterial Growth in
the Histology Laboratory.
An Editorial. October 1978;VIII(4):122.
Technique to Prevent Collapse of Eye Globe
and Detachment of the Retina During Processing.
Mohammad Asif, American HistoLab, Silver Springs, MD 20910. April 1979;IX(2):129.
Processing Aqueous Taps and Vitrectomies.
Virginia Havener, Ophthalmic Pathology Laboratory, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455. April 1980;X(2):144.
Preparation of Cell Blocks Containing No
Visible Button.
Elaine Graves, San Antonio, Texas 78218. October 1980;X(4):151-152.
Floatation Receptacle for Collecting Histologic
Material.
Peter J. Tsaknis, DDS, MS, MEd, Ida L. Hayden, AMT, Howard University,
College of Dentistry, Washington, D.C. 20059. Virginia J. Lux, HT (ASCP),
Formerly Supervisor, Histopathology Laboratory, U.S. Army Institute of
Dental Research, Washington, D.C. 20012. 1985;XV(2):239.
Rapid Slide Drying With Microwave Heating.
Lowell A. Sobers, Stanley H. Shapiro, Long Island Jewish Medical Center,
Jamaica, NY 11431. Winter 1985-86;XVI(1):216.
Preparation of Paraffin-Embedded Sections
of the Eye.
Roy J. Beemer, Jr., Schering-Plough Corporation, Lafayette, New Jersey
07848. Spring 1986;XVI(2):223-224.
Rapid Microwave Modification of Mayer’s
Mucicarmine and Bennhold’s Amyloid Methods.
James Davis, Jr., Stanley H. Shapiro,* Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center,
Brooklyn, New York. *Queens Hospital Center of Long Island Jewish Medical
Center, Jamaica, New York. April 1987;XVII(2):245.
A Histological Procedure for Precise Determinates
With Tuberculate Ureide and
Enzyme Transformations of Canavalia Ensiformis (L) DC.
T.R. Ansman, M.S., HT (ASCP), J.Q. Lynd, Ph.D., Department of Pathology,
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610 and Department of Agronomy,
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078. July 1987;XVII(3):247-249.
Microwave Trouble Shooting.
Nathan T. Brinn, B.S., HT/HTL (ASCP), Department of Pathology, Duke University
Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. July 1987;XVII(3):250-252.
Trypsin Digestion of Retinas of Laboratory
Rats.
Kathy L. Hardy, HT (ASCP), Syntex Research, Palo Alto, California 94304.
July 1987;XVII(3):253.
Demonstration of Spirochaetes.
Rob Bosma, Central Lab for National Health in Friesland, EN Leeuwarden,
The Netherlands. January 1988;XVIII(1):261-263.
Alteration in Tissue Structure Due to Heat,
Fixation and Processing.
Lee G. Luna, American HistoLabs, Inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland 20879. January
1988;XVIII(1):266.
Smith’s Method for Juxtaglomerular
Granules (A Correction).
M. Konopka, Royal Alexandria Hospital for Children, Camperdown, N.S.W.
2050, Australia. January 1988;XVIII(1):267.
Helpful Hints for Microwave Oven Use: More
Than Just Staining.
Cheryl H. Crowder, HTL (ASCP), School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana
State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803. May/June 1988;XVIII(2):4-5.
A Useful Method for Demonstrating Bone Canaliculi.
Lee G. Luna, American HistoLabs, Inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland 20879. Nov/Dec
1988;XVIII(5):46-47.
A Helpful Hint -- To Restore Basophilic
Properties.
Annamae O’Neal, HTL (ASCP), West Virginia University Health Sciences
Center, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506. Jan/Feb 1989;XIX(1):62.
Microwave Modification of Pascual’s
Argyrophil Method.
Charles J. Churukian, B.A., HT, HTL (ASCP), Department of Pathology and
Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester,
NY 14642. Nov/Dec 1989;XIX(5):121-123.
Microwave Modification of Luna’s Method
for Melanin.
Charles J. Churukian, B.A., HT, HTL (ASCP), Department of Pathology and
Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester,
NY 14642. Mar/Apr 1990;XX(2):154-156.
Questions
in Search of an Answer.
Mar/Apr
1990;XX(2):160-161.
The Use of Hematoxylin in the Microwave
Oven.
Cheryl L. Crowder, HTL (ASCP), Department of Pathology, School of Veterinary
Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803. Mar/Apr 1990;XX(2):164-165.
Cleaning Plasticware “Ruined”
by Metallic Microwave Staining.
Frank Razzaboni, Charles River Laboratory, 251 Ballardvale St., Wilmington,
MA 01887. Mar/Apr 1990;XX(2):168.
The Demonstration and Quantitation of Neuroendocrine
Cells of the Rat Stomach.
Charles Dormer, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceutical Research and Development,
Department of Experimental Pathology, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Sept/Oct
1990;XX(4):185-186.
A Rapid Method for Fungi and Pneumocystis
carinii.
Peter J. Walkeden, Senior Scientist, Department of Anatomical Pathology,
Ballarat Base Hospital, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Sept/Oct 1990;XX(4):188-192.
A Modified Bielshowsky for Neurofibrillary
Tangles and Senile Plaques.
Annamae O’Neal, Neuropathology Laboratory, West Virginia University,
Morgantown, WV 26506. Sept/Oct 1990;XX(4):199.
Microwave Modification of Bielschowsky’s
Method for Nerve Fibers.
Charles Churukian, HTL (ASCP), University of Rochester Medical Center,
Rochester, NY 14642. Sept/Oct 1990;XX(4):201-203.
Tracking Malaria in Mosquitoes: A Direct
Immunohistochemical Assay.
Claudia F. Golenda, Ph.D., Research Entomologist, Department of Entomology,
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC 20306. Jan/Feb
1991;XXI(1):205-208.
Luna’s Method for Argentaffin Cell
Granules and Goblet Cell Mucins.
Lee G. Luna, American HistoLabs, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD 20879. Jan/Feb
1991;XXI(1):208.
Immunoassays: Valuable Signals Lurk in the
Background Noise.
Tim Johnson, Ph.D., Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80524.
Jan/Feb 1991;XXI(1):211-212.
Snap Freezing Tissue Using Dry Ice and
Cryomolds.
Gayle M. Callis, HTL/HT, MT (ASCP), Mark Jutila, M.D., Sandy Kurk, Veterinary
Molecular Biology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717. May/June
1991;XXI(3):253.
In Situ Hybridization Detection of Type
I Collagen mRNA in Neonate Rat Bones: Effects of Decalcification.
Janice R. Herring, Thomas G. Plant, Nancy G. Mayne, and Daniel C. Williams,
Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, IN
46285. January/February 1992;XXII(1):281-286.
Methods for the Use of Hyaluronidase Amylase
and Neuraminidase (Sialidase).
Lee G. Luna and Darryl E. Luna, American HistoLabs, Inc., Gaithersburg,
MD 20879. January/February 1992;XXII(1):292-297.
Tissue Artifacts: Identification, Cause,
Solution, and/or Prevention.
Lee G. Luna, American HistoLabs, Gaithersburg, MD 20879. March/April 1992;XXII(2):302-311.
Immunohistochemistry — A Quick ABC
Technique Using a Tissue Flotation Bath.
Kurt Nauss, Department of Pathology, Howard University, Washington, DC
20059, Yan-Gao Man, Department of Cell Biology, Hubei Medical College,
Wuhan, China. July/August 1992;XXII(3):321-324.
A Simple and Effective Mounting Medium
for Preserving Alcohol-Soluble Chromogens.
Yan-Gao Man, Department of Cell Biology, Hubei Medical College, Wuhan,
China. Kurt Nauss, Department of Pathology, Howard University, Washington,
DC 20059. January/February 1993;XXIII(1):15-16.
Recovering Antigen-Antibody Reactions from
Long-Term Stored Tissue Sections Mounted
with a New Mounting Medium.
Yan-Gao Man, Department of Cell Biology, Hubei Medical College, Wuhan,
China. June/July 1993;XXIII(1):26-27.
Procedures Old and New — What Goes
Around Comes Around.
Terri C. Staples, Scientific Editor. April 1994;XXIV(2):79.
An Overview of Helicobacter pylori Infection
in Gastrointestinal Disease.
Carol A. Potvin, HT (ASCP), Histopathology Laboratory Supervisor, The
Salvation Army Grace Hospital, Windsor, Ontario N94 5C6. August 1995;XXV(1):1-3.
A Fast Way to Prepare Paraffin Sections
for H&E and Immunostains.
Yan-gao Man and Josephine Marshalleck, Immunohistochemical Laboratory,
Department of Pathology, Howard University Hospital, Medical College of
Howard University, Washington, DC 20059. August 1995;XXV(1):3-5.
A Modified Brain Processing Schedule.
Michael Pruitt HT (ASCP), University of Louisville Hospital. September
1997;XXVII(2):30.
Paraffin Cleansing Demystified.
Gilles Lefebvre, Managing Editor. May 2001;XXXIV(1):4.
Reprocessing of Tissue Blocks.
Gilles Lefebvre, Managing Editor. November 2001;XXXIV(2):42.
Microwave Technology in the Histology Laboratory.
Donna Willis, Harris Methodist Hospital, Forth Worth, TX, Jan Minshew,
Histology Consulting Services, Inc. May 2002;XXXV(1):1.
A Revolution in the Making at the NSH Convention.
Gilles Lefebvre, Managing Editor. December 2002;XXXV(2):38.
Comparative Usefulness of Standard and Microwave-assisted
Tissue Processing Methods.
Azorides R. Morales, MD, Department of Pathology, University of
Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Miami, FL. December 2002;XXXV(2):40.
Double Embedding: Double the Trouble?
M. Reid, MLT; C. Goodwin, MLT. Department of Pathology & Laboratory
Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada.
December 2004;XXXVII(2):39.
Microwave Histoprocessing: One-step Dehydration and Clearing of
Articular Cartilage and Synovial Tissue.
Evgeny Rossomacha, BioSyntech Canada Inc. Laval, Quebec; Caroline
Hoemann, Anik Chevrier, Depts of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal; Matthew Shive, BioSyntech Canada
Inc. Laval, Quebec. December 2005;XXXVIII(2):25.
Facts About Alcohol Dehydration of Tissue Samples.
Gustave Mondragon,
HTL (ASCP), Histology Laboratory Manager, Greensboro, NC. May 2006;XXXIX(1):21.
Is Rapid Tissue Processing the Right Choice for Your Lab?
Sue E. Lewis, BS, HTL(ASCP)QIHC, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA. June 2011;XLIV(1):10.
A Practical Roadmap for Adopting Rapid Tissue Processing (RTP) to Meet the Changing Needs of the Healthcare Workplace (Part 2)
Sue E. Lewis, BS, HTL(ASCP)QIHC; University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA. December 2011;XLIV(2):31.
