Hologic ThinPrep Imager Duo - SECTION E: Loading Slide Cassettes

OPERATION OF THE IMAGER DUO
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Imager Duo Operator’s Manual 3.9
LOADING SLIDE CASSETTES
WARNING
Glass
Sharp Edges
Only stained, coverslipped ThinPrep
®
Pap Test microscope slides for use with
the Imaging System may be used. Refer to the ThinPrep Stain User’s Guide for
recommendations for coverslipping media.
CAUTION
The slides must
have been
processed on a
ThinPrep Processor.
Refer to Figure 3-9. The fiducial marks are permanently printed features on the
slide used to register the slide position on the imaging stage and to provide a
coordinate system for location of fields of view. The same marks are used to ref-
erence the same slide data at a Review Scope.
Figure 3-9 ThinPrep Microscope Slide for Use With the Imager
CAUTION
To prevent
unnecessary slide
events during batch
processing, slides
must be placed
properly into the
cassette.
Carefully load the microscope slides into the slide cassette(s), one slide per slot.
Orient the slide so that the label side is up and facing out. Refer to Figure 3-10
for correct and incorrect slide loading.
SECTION
E
Slide
ThinPrep
®
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‘Frosted’ Region of the
Slide
Fiducial Mark
Fiducial Mark
Fiducial Mark
OCR accession ID shown in
this example
Cell Spot - Contains
Patient Cells