Hologic ThinPrep, Operator'S Manual

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Imager Duo Operator’s Manual 3.19
• Slide is dirty (dust, fingerprints)
• Slide label not legible for scanning of the accession ID
• Slide has already been imaged (accession ID already in the Server
database)
Note:
Always check Slide Already Imaged against the patient record, to
confirm that it is not a duplicate accession ID.
Other slide related errors (but not necessarily user correctable) may
include:
• Sample too dense
• Sample is sparse
• Other biological artifacts
• Occlusions or holes in the cell spot
• The slide is not a ThinPrep microscope slide for use with the Imager
Duo
Note:
If a slide is not successfully processed by the Image Processor, the
same slide cannot be automatically reviewed at the Review Scope.
A manual review must be performed.
Slides may be rerun on the Imager Duo.
Interrupt Slide Processing
The batch may be interrupted and resumed or interrupted and canceled
via the user interface. A batch might be interrupted for reasons below:
CAUTION
Do not remove a partially
processed slide cassette.
Data may be lost.
• To run a Stat slide (refer to “Stat Slide Processing” on page 3.24)
• To remove completed cassettes from a large batch in order for a
Cytotechnologist to start the screening process
• To shut the system down prior to a known power outage event
• To shut the system down in order to do maintenance or repair
• To address observable slide loading errors
Note:
When the slide cassette is properly loaded onto the platform, it
engages a ‘cassette-present’ sensor, which indicates its presence and
position to the Imaging System. During batch processing, the sys-
tem uses this information as a ‘landmark’ in determining cassette
status (in progress, not been processed, completely processed).
Pulling a cassette part way out or removing it renders the cassette
“unknown” to the system. For a partially completed cassette, slide
data is lost and the slides must be reprocessed. Therefore, be very
careful not to disturb the cassette being
processed if a batch in pro-
cess is interrupted.