Background The main objective of our study was to evaluate the colposcopist ability to
correctly identify the worst area of a cervical lesion where biopsy should be performed; the …

Introduction: Cervical cancer develops from well-defined precursor lesions in a varied period
of time. Detected in early or pre-invasive stages, cervical cancer is preventable and curable …

Introduction Since colposcopy helps to detect cervical cancer in its precancerous stages, as
new strategies and technologies are developed for the clinical management of cervical …

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

OBJECTIVE: This study investigates whether experience in colposcopy improves
identification of high grade abnormalities. The sensitivity and positive predictive value (PPV) …

Objective. Our goal was to compare the agreement of colposcopic impressions between
inexperienced and experienced examiners and the ability of examiners to predict severity of …

Purpose Colposcopy-directed biopsy is a cornerstone method for diagnosing cervical
intraepithelial neoplasia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of colposcopy …

Objective. To determine whether colposcopy is reliable in diagnosing cervical intraepithelial
neoplasia in women who have undergone a previous cervical excision biopsy. Materials …

Objective: The National Health Service Cervical Screening Programme monitors the quality
of colposcopy services through the annual KC65 returns. The 2002 returns demonstrated …