Specimen Handling
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Procedures for collecting, preserving, and transporting of specimens sufficiently stable to provide accurate and precise results suitable for clinical interpretation. |
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includes "collection" |
Specimen Handling Categories.
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Dissection - The separation and isolation of tissues for surgical purposes, or for the analysis or study of their structures. |
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Preservation, Biological |
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Punctures - Incision of tissues for injection of medication or for other diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. Punctures of the skin, for example may be used for diagnostic drainage; of blood vessels for diagnostic imaging procedures. |
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Tissue Harvesting - The removal of organs or tissue for reuse, for example, for transplantation. |
Specimen Handling Definitions and Terms
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