Description
Label a supplied block, section number and slide number.
Pathology records connect specimens, blocks, slides, anatomical sites, processing timestamps and report versions. A recorded piece balance differs from verified tissue completeness, while cold-ischemia and fixation intervals describe distinct stages. Metadata and labels do not establish specimen adequacy, diagnosis, safe handling or report validity.
Label a supplied block, section number and slide number.
When to use this tool
Use Slide Block Sub Section Label when you already have blockId, sectionNumber, slideNumber and need to label a supplied block, section number and slide number.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter blockId, sectionNumber, slideNumber. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read label. Use the output convention below.
Require blockId nonempty and positive safe whole sectionNumber/slideNumber; format block; section N, slide M.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| blockId | Block Id | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| sectionNumber | Section Number | Required. Safe integer; minimum 1. |
| slideNumber | Slide Number | Required. Safe integer; minimum 1. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| label | Label | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"blockId": "B17",
"sectionNumber": 3,
"slideNumber": 2
},
"output": {
"label": "B17; section 3, slide 2"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- The label does not verify physical linkage, numbering uniqueness, specimen identity or diagnostic content.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Reconcile original accession, cassette, block and slide records when tracing a specimen. Review the full processing timeline and controlled report history for adequacy and version questions; a local count residual or displayed amendment label does not verify them.
References
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