Immunomicroscopy, 3rd Edition - Volume 19 in the Major Problems in Pathology Series

Description

Practical, and intended for day-to-day use, this state-of-the-art New Edition presents the elements of immunohistochemistry in the context of the "total test". It deals logically with issues of test selection · reagent selection and quantification · protocols and methods · controls · results · interpretation · in situ hybridization · reporting · and significance. In each chapter, readers will find infectious diseases and prognostic markers and a molecular morphology perspective, focusing on DNA, RNA, and protein, thus offering the surgical pathologist a genuine ability to see with molecular eyes. Immunomicroscopy, 3rd Edition is Volume 19 in the Major Problems in Pathology Series.

With 32 expert contributors.

Reviews

"Intended for daily use, this guide presents the elements of immunohistochemistry in the context of the total test. It deals logically with topics such as test selection, reagent selection and quantification, protocols and methods, controls, results, interpretation, reporting, and significance. Each chapter describes infectious disease and prognostic markers and offers a molecular morphology perspective, focusing on DNA, RNA and protein. This third edition features an expanded authorship of internationally renowned experts and an organ system approach to diagnostic surgical pathology. The appendices address quality assurance and standardization protocols reflecting National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards guidelines; tissue microarrays; and laser microscopy and digital immunomicroscopy. Full-color illustrations are used throughout." -- Sci Tech Book News, March 2006

Key Features

• Features an expanded authorship of internationally renowned experts.
  
• Offers timely coverage on all diagnostically useful tests and their application and interpretation.
  
• Integrates infectious diseases and prognostic markers into each chapter, offering complete diagnostic coverage of any given organ system.

New to this Edition

• Incorporates aspects of molecular morphology throughout.
  
• Presents an organ system approach to diagnostic surgical pathology.
  
• Includes appendices that address quality assurance and standardization protocols reflecting National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards guidelines · tissue microarrays · and laser microscopy and digital immunomicroscopy, including image analysis, spectral imaging, and quantitation.
• Uses full-color illustrations throughout.

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Table of Contents

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Author Information

By Clive Roy Taylor, MA, MD, DPhil, FRCPath, Professor and Chairman of Pathology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; and Richard J. Cote, MD, Professor, Pathology and Urology, University of Southern California, School of Medicine, Kenneth Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, CA

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