Iron, Liver Tissue LIVFE
| Method(s) | Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry |
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| Specimen Required | |
| Collect | Liver tissue. |
| Transport | At least a 1 cm long specimen (obtained with an 18 gauge needle) at 2-8ºC. Tissue can be fresh, paraffin-embedded, formalin-fixed, or dried. Specimens should be stored and transported in a metal-free container such as a royal blue cap tube (no additive). |
| Remarks | Paraffin blocks are acceptable. Age is required on test request form in order to calculate iron index. Formalin is acceptable, but not preferred. |
| Stability | In paraffin block, preserved (formalin), or dried: Ambient: Indefinitely; Refrigerated: Indefinitely; Frozen: Indefinitely Fresh Tissue: Ambient: Unacceptable: Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: Indefinitely |
| Unacceptable Conditions | Specimens less than 0.25 mg (dry weight). Samples stored or shipped in saline. |
| Schedule | Mon, Wed, Fri |
| Billing Code | 5010635 |
| CPTCode | 83540 |
| Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
| Reference Interval | |
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See Laboratory Report. |
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