The evaluation of liquid-based 'Cyto-SED™' cytology of bronchioalveolar lavage specimens in the diagnosis of pulmonary neoplasia against conventional direct smears

Cytopathology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 143-149

  Astall, E ^a   Atkinson, C ^a   Morton, N ^a   Goddard, M J ^a  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bronchial alveolar lavage; Cyto SED ; Direct smear

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SCREENING; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG CANCER; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE; SMEAR; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; HISTOCYTOLOGICAL PREPARATION TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0038008615     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2303.2003.00038.x     Document Type: Article

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