Apparatus and associated methods for reducing fluid in biopsy tissue handling system for improving imaging quality

A method of removing fluid from a tissue holder assembly, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a tissue holder rotatably coupled to a base of the tissue holder assembly, a tissue sample and fluid, wherein the base includes a bottom member, a hub extending upwardly from the bottom member, and a circumferential sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom member radially spaced apart from the hub, the circumferential sidewall surrounding the hub and defining an interior region that accommodates the tissue holder, wherein the base further includes a platform raised and spaced upwardly apart from the bottom member, an upper portion of the hub extending through a central opening of the platform, the hub supporting the tissue holder, wherein the bottom member, the hub, and the circumferential sidewall collectively define a fluid channel underlying the platform, the fluid channel being in fluid communication with a platform opening, and wherein the base also includes a flow comb underlying the platform opening and extending into the fluid channel;
• applying suction to remove the fluid from the tissue holder via the platform opening and at least partially through the flow comb, wherein the suction is applied through the fluid channel that is under the platform of the base;
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• transporting the removed fluid via the fluid channel towards a fluid exit port defined in the circumferential sidewall.