Tools Used to Properly Display a Specimen

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Tools Used to Properly Display a Specimen

Tools may be used to properly display a specimen. Commonly used tools include Q-tips, wooden rods, hemostats, probes, or forceps if something needs to be held and demonstrate a lesion of interest.
Always avoid including hands in the photograph.

A native cardiac explant for dilated cardiomyopathy.
The forceps have been used to demonstrate open cardiac
chambers and endocardial fibroelastosis.