ERCP-directed brush cytology prepared by the Thinprep® method: Test performance and morphology of 149 cases

Cytopathology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 80-86

  Duggan, M A ^a,c   Brasher, P ^b   Medlicott, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Division of Epidemiology   (Canada)

^c FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endobiliary brushings; ERCP; Morphology; Performance; Regression analysis; Thinprep

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CALCULATION; CANCER REGISTRY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; DEVICE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BILE DUCT DISEASES; BILE DUCTS; BIOPSY; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 1842734286     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2004.00129.x     Document Type: Article

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