Abstract The Cytyc ThinPrep Imaging System was FDA approved based on a multi‐
institutional clinical trial, in which the HSIL+ prevalence rate was 0.7%. This study …

ThinPrep processing, an automated cytopreparatory method, has been reported to show
good correlation with conventional preparations and to reduce the rate of false‐negative …

BACKGROUND Efficient quality assurance and improvement measures are essential
ingredients in a well organized cytology‐based program for cervical carcinoma screening …

BACKGROUND: With the current and projected shortage of a cytotechnologist (CT)
workforce and the desire to reduce laboratory costs, increased productivity with automated …

ThinPrep® preparation is a widely‐used method for processing gynecologic specimens due
to the many advantages of the technique. However, the presence of blood, inflammation …

BACKGROUND ThinPrep (TP) cytology for evaluation of nongynecological specimens is
being increasingly used. There are few studies comparing TP with conventional smears …

The objectives of this study were to evaluate 1) the detection rate of atypical glandular cells
of undetermined significance of endocervical cell type (AGUS‐EC) and 2) the correlation …

One hundred fourteen cervical smears obtained from 18 women developing biopsy-proven
high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions and two with invasive squamous carcinomas …

Abstract BACKGROUND The AutoPap® System for the initial screening and quality control
of conventional cervical cytology slides previously has shown superior performance for the …

BACKGROUND Routine quality control rescreening often is used to calculate the false‐
negative rate (FNR) of gynecologic cytology. Theoretic analysis suggests that this is not …