Does the ThinPrep Imaging System increase the detection of high-risk HPV-positive ASC-US and AGUS ? The Women and Infants Hospital experience with over 200,000 cervical cytology cases

Conclusions: The ASC-US and AGUS rates did not change statistically before and after the introduction of the Imager in our cytology laboratory. Although use of the Imager did not increase detection of HPV+ ASC-US, it did appear to increase the detection rate of HPV+ AGUS and subsequent abnormal biopsy follow-up rates in all categories. However, the increase in the detection rate did not reach the point of statistical significance

Source: CytoJournal - August 5, 2009 Category: Pathology Authors: M Ruhul Quddus Theresa Neves Mary E Reilly Margaret M Steinhoff C James Sung Source Type: research