The detection of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia by electrical impedance spectroscopy: The effects of acetic acid and tissue homogeneity

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 267-271

  Balasubramani, Latha ^a   Brown, Brian H ^b   Healey, Jamie ^a   Tidy, John A ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; Colposcopy; Electrical impedance

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COLPOSCOPY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MECHANICAL PROBE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TISSUE HOMOGENATE; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VIDEORECORDING;

ACETIC ACID; ADULT; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349734895     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2009.08.010     Document Type: Article

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