Does liquid-based technology really improve detection of cervical neoplasia?

JH Obwegeser, S Brack - Acta cytologica, 2001 - karger.com
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 …

Multicenter direct to vial evaluation of a liquid-based pap test

KD Hatch, E Sheets, A Kennedy, DG Ferris… - Journal of lower …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Objective. To estimate the efficacy of a fluid-based, thin-layer preparation (TP) compared
with the conventional Pap (CP) test to detect biopsy confirmed precancerous cervical …

Accuracy of liquid-based Pap tests

M Guo, L Hu, L Martin, S Liu, M Baliga, MD Hughson - Acta cytologica, 2005 - karger.com
Objective To evaluate the diagnostic performance of a liquid-based Pap test, the ThinPrep
Pap test (TP)(Cytyc Corp., Boxborough, Massachusetts, USA), by comparing concurrent TP …

ThinPrep® Pap Test™: Performance and biopsy follow‐up in a university hospital

AB Carpenter, DD Davey - … International Journal of the …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Comparative study of the ThinPrep Pap test and conventional cytology results in a Canadian cohort

MA Duggan, M Khalil, PMA Brasher, JG Nation - Cytopathology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To compare the frequency of Pap test results in a prospective series of direct to
vial ThinPrep tests to a cohort of conventionally prepared tests. To follow‐up all test results …

Efficacy of a liquid‐based thin layer method for cervical cancer screening in a population with a low incidence of cervical cancer

J Weintraub, A Morabia - Diagnostic cytopathology, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
The performance of the ThinPrep® Pap Test™(TP)(Cytyc Corp., Boxborough, MA) for
detection of cervical cancer precursors in a population with a low incidence of disease was …

[PDF][PDF] Experience with a thin-layer, liquid-based cervical cytologic screening method

D Malle, P Pateinakis, E Chakka, C Destouni - Acta cytologica, 2003 - researchgate.net
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 …

A comparison of liquid-based cytology and Pap smear as a screening method for cervical cancer

J Zhu, I Norman, K Elfgren, V Gaberi… - Oncology …, 2007 - spandidos-publications.com
The implementation of population-based screening for cervical cancer with Pap smear in the
early sixties was set to detect and treat precancerous lesions, hopefully preventing a …

Comparison of conventional Papanicolaou smears and a fluid-based, thin-layer system for cervical cancer screening

KR Lee, R Ashfaq, GG Birdsong, ME Corkill… - Obstetrics & …, 1997 - journals.lww.com
Objective To compare the cytologic diagnoses and specimen adequacy of a fluid-based, thin-
layer preparation and conventional Papanicolaou tests. Methods A total of 7360 women …

Evaluation of the ThinPrep Pap test in clinical practice. A seven-month, 16,314-case experience in northern Vermont.

JL Papillo, MA Zarka, TL St John - Acta Cytologica, 1998 - europepmc.org
Objective To compare the cytologic diagnoses and specimen adequacy of the ThinPrep Pap
Test with historical data within a distinct patient population to assess test performance and …