Sensitivity of the AutoPap 300 QC System for Cervical Cytologic Abnormalities: Biopsy data confirmation

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 127-132

  Wilbur, David C ^a,b,c   Bonfiglio, Thomas A ^a,b,c   Rutkowski, Mary Ann ^a,b,c   Atkison, Karen M ^a,b,c   Richart, Ralph M ^a,b,c   Lee, James S ^a,b,c   Patten, Stanley F ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Kyto Diagnostics   (United States)

^c NeoPath Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical smears; Computer Assisted; Image analysis; Laboratory diagnosis; Mass screening; Quality control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 0030028757     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000333593     Document Type: Article

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