Histology artifacts

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Histology artifacts are common.

Cautery artifact

Tissue fold

  • Darker well demarcated line with apparent disruption of the architecture.

Chatter artifact

  • Fine parallel lines.

Tissue tearing

  • Usually due to something intrinsic to the tissue that is hard, e.g. calcium.

Sponge artifact

  • Little squares of tissue in a regular pattern.

Bubble artifact

Large

  • Large bubbles of air under the cover slip.

Coverslip artifact

Features:

  • Black-grey lines - takes on the outline of the tissue beneath it.
  • Above the plane-of-focus of the tissue - key feature.

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