Arcturus is the leading company in Laser Capture
Microdissection and reagent systems for the analysis of microscopic tissue samples, with systems installed in leading cancer centers and other research and clinical laboratories worldwide.
* Laser capture
microdissection (LCM): Use of a laser-equipped microscope to isolate and retrieve specific cells of interest from a histopathologic region of interest.
The utility of COLD-PCR will be greatly enhanced if this approach can be demonstrated to completely eliminate
microdissection steps or at least to substantially reduce the tumor percentage required in clinical samples for sequencing analysis.
High frequency of human herpesvirus 6 DNA in multiple sclerosis plaques isolated by laser
microdissection. J Infect Dis.
To those ends, laser capture
microdissection, or LCM, may provide unparalleled access to the purified diseased human cells directly from tissue specimens.
A major strength of our studies was
microdissection of each heart by investigators fully versed in the pathology of congenital cardiac malformations as well as noncardiac anatomy.
The assets of Bio-Rad UK also include the Clonis
microdissection business.
Diathermy tonsillectomy: Comparisons of morbidity following bipolar and monopolar
microdissection needle excision.
Similar to histologic samples, tumor fraction enrichment in cytologic specimens can be achieved through macrodissection and
microdissection, by demarcating tumor-rich areas directly on the slide.