PAPNET testing for HSILs: The few cell/small cell challenge

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 253-259

  Solomon, Howard M ^a   Frist, Stephen ^a  

^a BD Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical smears; Cervix neoplasms; Neural networks (computer); PAPNET

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SCREENING; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 0031886460     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000331554     Document Type: Conference Paper

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