COMPUTERIZED SCANNING DEVICES FOR PAP SMEAR SCREENING - CURRENT STATUS AND CRITICAL-REVIEW

Authors
ROSENTHAL DL
Citation
Dl. Rosenthal, COMPUTERIZED SCANNING DEVICES FOR PAP SMEAR SCREENING - CURRENT STATUS AND CRITICAL-REVIEW, Clinics in laboratory medicine, 17(2), 1997, pp. 263
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Medical Laboratory Technology
Journal title
Clinics in laboratory medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
02722712
Volume
17
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0272-2712(1997)17:2<263:CSDFPS>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Automation of the Pap smear has taken almost half of a century. Two sy stems have recently received FDA approval for routine use as quality c ontrol (rescreening) devices. Technical triumphs are overshadowed by c urrent conflicts among cytopathology professionals, clinicians, patien ts, and device manufacturers. The historic perspective of this potenti ally volatile situation provides the backdrop for possible solutions b ased on the scientific validity of this evolving technology.