Meta-analyses of studies of the diagnostic accuracy of laboratory tests: a review of the concepts and methods

EC Vamvakas - Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine, 1998 - search.proquest.com
Laboratory Tests Page 1 Special Article Meta-analyses of Studies of the Diagnostic Accuracy of
Laboratory Tests A Review of the Concepts and Methods Eleftherios C. Vamvakas, MD, PhD 0 …

Comparison of management algorithms for the evaluation of women with low-grade cytologic abnormalities

TC Wright, XW Sun, J Koulos - Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1995 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To present our clinical experience using a repeat Papanicolaou smear and
human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing to evaluate patients with low-grade cytologic …

Fluorescence spectroscopy for diagnosis of squamous intraepithelial lesions of the cervix

MF Mitchell, SB Cantor, N Ramanujam… - Obstetrics & …, 1999 - Elsevier
Objective: To calculate receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves for fluorescence
spectroscopy in order to measure its performance in the diagnosis of squamous …

Human papillomavirus testing in women with mild cytologic atypia

C Bergeron, D Jeannel, JD Poveda, P Cassonnet… - Obstetrics & …, 2000 - Elsevier
Objective: To evaluate the efficiency of human papillomavirus (HPV) testing by Hybrid
Capture II (Digene Diagnostics Inc., Silver Spring, MD) with regard to detecting biopsy …

An evaluation of human papillomavirus testing for intermediate-and high-risk types as triage before colposcopy

KD Hatch, A Schneider, MW Abdel-Nour - American journal of obstetrics …, 1995 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to evaluate the role of testing for intermediate-and high-risk
human papillomavirus by use of a hybrid capture technique for predicting which patients …

Systemic lupus erythematosus: predisposition for uterine cervical dysplasia

Z Blumenfeld, M Lorber, N Yoffe, Y Scharf - Lupus, 1994 - journals.sagepub.com
A previous retrospective study has found an increased risk of uterine cervical atypia in
women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who have been treated with cytotoxic …

The effect of hysterectomy on the risk of an abnormal screening Papanicolaou test result

J Fox, P Remington, P Layde, G Klein - American journal of obstetrics and …, 1999 - Elsevier
Objective: Our aim was to determine the risk of cytologic abnormality on a screening
Papanicolaou test for women≥ 50 years old with and without a uterine cervix. Study Design …

Significance of mild cytologic atypia in women infected with human immunodeficiency virus

TC Wright Jr, RD Moscarelli, P Dole, TV Ellerbrock… - Obstetrics & …, 1996 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in
women who are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and who have mild …

Avaliação da sensibilidade e especificidade dos exames citopatológico e colposcópico em relação ao exame histológico na identificação de lesões intra-epiteliais …

FFB Tuon, MS Bittencourt, MA Panichi… - Revista da associação …, 2002 - SciELO Brasil
OBJETIVO: Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a concordância dos exames citológico
e colposcópico com o resultado da análise histológica, obtida a partir de biópsia …

Effectiveness of the Papanicolaou smear and speculoscopy as compared with the Papanicolaou smear alone: a community-based clinical trial

PT Wertlake, K Francus, GR Newkirk… - Obstetrics & …, 1997 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To evaluate the screening effectiveness of speculoscopy, a magnified
chemiluminescent visual examination combined with the Papanicolaou smear as compared …