PAPNET-directed rescreening of cervicovaginal smears: A study of 101 cases of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 711-718

  Ryan, Mitchell R ^b,d   Stastny, Janet F ^a   Remmers, Rebecca ^c   Pedigo, Mary Ann ^e   Cahill, Leigh Ann ^e   Frable, William J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS); Automated screening; Cervicovaginal smears; PAPNET

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 0029979145     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/105.6.711     Document Type: Article

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