BACKGROUND This study was designed to optimize a liquid‐based Papanicolaou (Pap)
test by using common cytopathology laboratory equipment and resulted in an inexpensive …

BACKGROUND Split‐sample clinical trials for liquid‐based Papanicolaou (Pap) smears
demonstrated that the liquid‐based Pap smear was a safe and effective replacement for the …

Abstract BACKGROUND The ThinPrep® Pap Test™(TP), a liquid‐based cervical cytology
preparation, was approved for use in the US in 1996. The purpose of this study was to …

Abstract BACKGROUND The ThinPrep® Papanicolaou (Pap) test, a liquid‐based alternative
to the long‐used conventional Pap smear, received Food and Drug Administration approval …

The study was undertaken to evaluate liquid based cytology (Pap spin) and to compare the
sensitivity of Pap spin with conventional Pap smear. Pap smears were taken from 160 …

Abstract The MonoPrep Pap Test (MPPT; MonoGen, Lincolnshire, IL) is a novel, liquid-
based specimen collection and processing technology for cytologic and molecular testing …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the utility of a thin-layer cytology system for cervicovaginal screening
in clinical practice. STUDY DESIGN: Twentyfive hundred cervicovaginal split samples were …

BACKGROUND: The introduction of liquid‐based Papanicolaou (Pap) tests (LBPTs) has
reduced the incidence of unsatisfactory Pap tests (UPTs), but little is known about their …

The aim of this six-centre, split-sample study was to compare ThinPrep fluid-based cytology
to the conventional Papanicolaou smear. Six Cytopathology laboratories and 35 …

Background: Studies for liquid-based Papanicolaou (Pap) tests reveal that liquid-based
cytology (LBC) is a safe and effective alternative to the conventional Pap smear. Although …