Abstract / Description of output
The principal objective was to compare automation-assisted reading of cervical cytology with manual reading using the histological end point of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade II (CIN2) or worse (CIN2+). Secondary objectives included (i) an assessment of the slide ranking facility of the Becton Dickinson (BD) FocalPoint™ Slide Profiler (Becton Dickinson, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA), especially 'No Further Review', (ii) a comparison of the two approved automated systems, the ThinPrep® Imaging System (Hologic, Bedford, MA, USA) and the BD FocalPoint Guided Screener Imaging System, and (iii) automated versus manual in terms of productivity and cost-effectiveness.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | iii-iv, ix-xi, 1-170 |
Journal | Health Technology Assessment |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2011 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Adult
- Alphapapillomavirus
- Attitude of Health Personnel
- Automation, Laboratory
- Colposcopy
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Female
- Great Britain
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Questionnaires
- Referral and Consultation
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- State Medicine
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
- Vaginal Smears