Accuracy and perceptions of virtual microscopy compared with glass slide microscopy in cervical cytology

Cytopathology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 82-87

  Evered, A ^a,c   Dudding, N ^b  

^a LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b East Pennine Cytology Training Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical cytology; Cervical screening; Digital microscopy; Quality assurance; Virtual microscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL SCREENING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER NETWORK; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; FREEZING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VAGINAL SMEARS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 79952998920     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: 13652303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2010.00758.x     Document Type: Article

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