Etiologic factors related to unsatisfactory ThinPrep® cervical cytology: Evaluation and potential solutions to improve
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Etiologic factors related to unsatisfactory ThinPrep® cervical cytology: Evaluation and potential solutions to improve
BACKGROUND In cervical cytology, the unsatisfactory rates for ThinPrep (TP) are slightly higher compared to SurePath. We examined various causes and explored potential for resolution of this discrepancy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Totally, 19,422 cases were reviewed and 1000 unsatisfactory specimens were selected and analyzed. 531 specimens were available for wash protocol. Out of 114 unsatisfacto...
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عنوان ژورنال: CytoJournal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0974-5963
DOI: 10.4103/1742-6413.165955