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 …

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 …

Objective: To determine the relative sensitivity and specificity of the ThinPrep Pap Test,
compared with the conventional Pap test in multisite study. Histology–cytology correlation …

Abstract The false-negative Papanicolaou (Pap) smear is the major quality issue currently
facing the practitioners of diagnostic cytology. Failure to detect cervical disease in women …

Objective To evaluate the ThinPrep Pap test as an adjunct to the conventional Pap smear.
Design and setting Prospectively collected cervical samples were split for independent …

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

Cervical cytology specimens classified as “unsatisfactory for interpretation” represent a
potential source of undetected disease. This prospective study analyzed the potential …

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 …

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 …

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 …