A comparison of screening times between the ThinPrep imager and conventional cytology

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 661-664

  Boost, Terese ^a  

^a Cytology Department   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervical cytology; Reading times; ThinPrep imaging system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SCREENING TEST; SCREENING TIME; TIME; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; TIME; UTERINE CERVICAL DISEASES; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 68849125825     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.21069     Document Type: Article

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