This is the kidney from an older woman who died of sepsis. It is a classic renal stone that has…
Now that you have a nice flat image after dividing by the brightfield image, you may see that the white…
As I mentioned before, anisotropic illumination occurs when the bulb does not make the background uniformly white (or whatever color…
Image acquisition: The slide: Clean the slide. Really. When we look through the scope, we unconsciously edit out dust and…
The setup: The first thing is to acquire the best image you can before you do any postprocessing. It’s…
A couple of people have mentioned to me that they have trouble getting good looking photomicrographs. I thought I’d write…
A 72-year old man suffered a car crash and died. At autopsy, he was noted to have a 4 cm…
Here is a comparison in how small penetrating arteries in the cerebellum differ between normotensive and hypertensive decedents. First here…
This case was originally posted as an unknown. The consensus of folk who got back to me is that…
I’m a big fan of “Strauss–Howe generational theory” aka “The Fourth Turning” stuff. Here’s a wonderful interview with Neil Howe…