Utility of microwave processed cell blocks as a complement to cervico-vaginal smears

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 338-341

  Gangane, Nitin ^a   Mukerji, Major Shantanu ^a   Anshu, ^a   Sharma, S M ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cell block; Cervical cytology; Microwave; Microwave processing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL SEPARATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIA; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VAGINA SMEAR;

CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROWAVES; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 34249686006     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20634     Document Type: Article

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