Utilization of direct smears of thyroid fine ‐needle aspirates for ancillary molecular testing: A comparison of two proprietary testing platforms

ConclusionThis study demonstrates that two molecular testing platforms performed equally well using our stained direct smears. Both molecular tests revealed a 100% negative predictive rate. RosettaGX showed a 75% positive predictive value in comparison to 60% for ThyGenX/ThyraMIR.

Source: Diagnostic Cytopathology - February 15, 2018 Category: Pathology Authors: Kristen L. Partyka, Melissa L. Randolph, Karen A. Lawrence, Harvey Cramer, Howard H. Wu Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research