The use of an automated image cytometer for screening and quantitative assessment of cervical lesions in the British Columbia Cervical Smear Screening Programme

Cytopathology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 298-312

  Anderson, G H ^a,b   Macaulay, C ^a   Matisic, J ^a   Garner, D ^a   Palcic, B ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Automated screening; Cervical cytology; Image cytometer; Quantitative measurements; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CYTOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 0030770111     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.1997.tb00554.x     Document Type: Article

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