Method of handling a biopsy sample

A method of handling a biopsy sample using a magnetic field is presented as well as a system for imaging a biopsy sample with a magnetic element and for magnetically handling the biopsy sample. The handling of the sample is done by means of an external magnetic field. Such an external magnetic field can be provided by, for example, the system as exemplary shown in Figure 5, but can also be provided by a user manually. For biopsy handling the inventors of the present invention propose to attach the biopsy to a magnetic element. For example, one can glue the sample either to a permanent magnet or a ferromagnetic material. Especially cyanoacrylate has proven to be a stable glue within the clearing fluid in which biopsy samples are typically imaged. The biopsy sample can then be hold immobile during the imaging while still immersed into the clearing fluid or it can be rotated for several imaging angles within the clearing fluid by using the external magnetic element