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**If the prostate chips have a mass of: | **If the prostate chips have a mass of: | ||
***16 grams: 6-8 cassettes for 12 grams + 1 cassette = 7-9 cassettes. | ***16 grams: 6-8 cassettes for 12 grams + 1 cassette = 7-9 cassettes. | ||
***21 grams: 6-8 cassettes for 12 grams + 2 cassettes = | ***21 grams: 6-8 cassettes for 12 grams + 2 cassettes = 8-10 cassettes. | ||
***38 grams: 6-8 cassettes for 12 grams + 6 cassettes = 12-14 cassettes. | |||
Note: | Note: | ||
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=====Formula===== | =====Formula===== | ||
<math> | <math> | ||
N = (m -12)/5 + 8 | N = (m - 12)/5 + 8 | ||
</math> | </math> | ||
<br>Where: | <br>Where: | ||
<br>N = number of blocks. | <br>N = number of blocks. | ||
<br>m = mass of the prostate tissue in grams. | <br>m = mass of the prostate tissue in grams. | ||
Note: | |||
*Conventionally, one rounds up all fraction; in ''Excel'' the function: ''roundup''. | |||
'''Table Generated from Formula''' | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
!Mass | |||
!Blocks | |||
|- | |||
|12 g | |||
|8 | |||
|- | |||
|14 g | |||
|9 | |||
|- | |||
|20 g | |||
|10 | |||
|- | |||
|25 g | |||
|11 | |||
|- | |||
|30 g | |||
|12 | |||
|- | |||
|40 g | |||
|14 | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
===Alternate approaches=== | ===Alternate approaches=== | ||
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*[[Prostate biopsy]]. | *[[Prostate biopsy]]. | ||
*[[Radical prostatectomy]]. | *[[Radical prostatectomy]]. | ||
*[[Simple prostatectomy]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||