OBJECTIVE: To compare the sensitivity, specificity and specimen adequacy of the ThinPrep
Pap Test (TP) with the conventional Pap Test (CV) in a low-risk population with subsequent …

9561 Background: At ASCO 2001, we introduced the Cervical Acid Phosphatase-
Papanicolaou (CAP-PAP) test as a new, biomarker-driven technology for detection of …

The performance of thin-layer cervical cytology with the use of ThinPrep (Cytyc Corporation,
Boxborough, MA) was assessed by comparing the original independent diagnosis of …

Abstract Context.—A fluid-based, direct-to-vial method of thin-layer gynecologic cytology
(ThinPrep Pap Test) is reported to be more effective than the conventional Papanicolaou test …

BACKGROUND. Early cytologic detection and treatment of high‐grade squamous
intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) is critical to cervical cancer prevention. The term atypical …

The conventional Papanicolaou smear is associated with variable false positive and false
negative rates, difficulties with interpretation and high unsatisfactory and suboptimal rates …

ASC and LSIL comprise the majority of abnormal Pap smears. Currently, high‐risk human
papillomavirus testing is utilized to triage women with ASC for colposcopy; however, no cost …

Since its introduction as a screen for cervical cancer in the late 1940s, the Pap smear has
become one of the most widely accepted screening procedures for cancer. Numerous …

The objective of the study was to assess the clinical utility of a liquid‐based cytology system
on cervicovaginal screening in a clinical commercial laboratory. Twenty‐six thousand, one …

Background The results of blind reading of smears obtained with liquid-based cytology in
patients previously screened by conventional cytology were compared. Material and …