Comparison of the Surepath™ liquid-based Papanicolaou smear with the conventional Papanicolaou smear in a multisite direct-to-vial study
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Comparison of the SurePath liquid-based Papanicolaou smear with the conventional Papanicolaou smear in a multisite direct-to-vial study.
BACKGROUND Split-sample clinical trials for liquid-based Papanicolaou (Pap) smears demonstrated that the liquid-based Pap smear was a safe and effective replacement for the conventional Pap smear. However, clinical intended use of liquid-based technology employs direct-to-vial collection methods. The current study compared the cytologic detection rates of the liquid-based Pap smear with convent...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0008-543X
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20599