Role of automation in cervical cytology

Diagnostic Histopathology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 323-329

  Desai, Mina ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

automation; cervical screening; focal point GS imaging system; guided screening; liquid based cytology; ThinPrep Imaging System MAVARIC trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; LIQUID BASED CYTOLOGY; MACHINE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; REPRODUCIBILITY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 67649447244     PISSN: 17562317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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