Description
A supplied block-thickness budget, without instructions for specimen preparation.
Laboratory records distinguish specimen identity, sampling coverage, retained quantities, processing times, image scale, and measurement uncertainty. Areas, volumes, counts, and source-support flags measure different aspects of a record. A local calculation does not identify tissue or establish diagnostic adequacy.
A supplied block-thickness budget, without instructions for specimen preparation.
When to use this tool
Use Tissue Block Trim Loss Remainder when you need this specimen-record, sampling, processing-time, dimensional, or uncertainty calculation.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter initialThickness, trimLosses, sectionThickness. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read remainingThickness, sectionEquivalent. Use the output convention below.
For positive sectionThickness and nonnegative initialThickness and trimLosses whose sum<=initialThickness return remainingThickness=initial-sum(losses) and sectionEquivalent=remaining/sectionThickness.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| initialThickness | Initial Thickness | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| trimLosses | Trim Losses | Required. Array of finite number; maximum items 256. |
| sectionThickness | Section Thickness | Required. Finite number; strictly above 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| remainingThickness | Remaining Thickness | Required. Finite number. |
| sectionEquivalent | Fractional remaining thickness divided by section thickness; no integer rounding. | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"initialThickness": 100,
"trimLosses": [
10,
20
],
"sectionThickness": 5
},
"output": {
"remainingThickness": 70,
"sectionEquivalent": 14
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- All thicknesses need one unit. SectionEquivalent is fractional rather than a rounded section count, and section yield, tissue deformation, blade loss, and clinical sampling adequacy are not predicted.
- 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. Signed zero is exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use validated laboratory procedures, traceable measurements, and authenticated specimen records for a complete assessment. Check the relevant sampling and processing assumptions before interpreting a local quantity.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Block Section Index Offset
Return blockOffset=floor((section-referenceSection)/sectionsPerBlock) and withinBlock as the nonnegative remainder.
- Pathology Cassette Block Count Reconcile
For nonnegative integer cassettes and createdBlocks, positive plannedBlocksPerCassette, and exhaustedBlocks<=createdBlocks return expectedBlocks=cassettes*plannedBlocksPerCassette, missingBlocks=expected-created, and remainingCreated=created-exhausted.