OBJECTIVE: To examine the influence that type of medical training and number of biopsies
have on sensitivity of colposcopically guided biopsies. METHODS: Among 408 women with …

Objectives. The objectives of this study were to compare the sensitivity of colposcopically
directed biopsy (biopsy of cervical quadrants with colposcopic impressions of human …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the accuracy of colposcopy to identify cervical precancer in
screening and diagnostic settings. METHODS: As part of a larger clinical trial to evaluate the …

The value of colposcopy and cytology in screening CIN was analyzed in a retrospective
study of 1.504 patients treated at the Department of Gynecologic Oncology, National Institute …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the strength of the correlation between
colposcopic impression and biopsy histology. METHODS: In an urban referral clinic …

The rates of cervical cancer in the United States are low in comparison with developing
nations. Whereas the Papanicolaou smear has performed well in terms of dectecting both …

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the relative importance of
colposcopically directed biopsy, random biopsy, and endocervical curettage (ECC) in …

Objective: To quantify by meta-analysis the performance of colposcopy to set a standard
against which new technologies can be compared. Data Sources: MEDLINE was searched …

Objective. To compare the results of colposcopically directed biopsy with the final diagnosis
established by the analysis of the surgical specimen, and to determine the clinical and …

Purpose Women with abnormal cervical cancer screening results are referred to colposcopy
and biopsy for diagnosis of cervical cancer precursors (high-grade squamous intraepithelial …