Digital images for interobserver variability comparison in cervicovaginal cytology

Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-7

  Tinacci, Galliano ^a   Cariaggi, Maria Paola ^b   Carozzi, Francesca ^b   Foggi, Alessandro ^c   Miccinesi, Guido ^b   Mirri, Francesco ^a   Pasquini, Paolo ^c   Zappa, Marco ^b   Confortini, Massimo ^b  

^a Ospedale Alberti S Giovanni Valdarno   (Italy)

^b CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^c Hesp Technology Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Cervical smears; Cervix neoplasms; Computer assisted instruction; D.I. Test ; Digital images; Interobserver variation; Papanicolaou smear; Quality control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIGITAL IMAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHOTOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0037326278     PISSN: 08846812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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