Exact Touch: a new device for cervical cytology. Comparison with Ayre spatula plus Cytobrush

Exact Touch: a new device for cervical cytology. Comparison with Ayre spatula plus Cytobrush

Exact Touch: a new device for cervical cytology. Comparison with Ayre spatula plus Cytobrush Exact Touch® is a new plastic device for the collection of cells from the ectocervix and endocervix. A total of 189 consecutive women were evaluated, 94 with the Ayre/cytobrush and 95 with Exact Touch®. Samp...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cytopathology (Oxford) 2000-10, Vol.11 (5), p.322-325
Hauptverfasser: De Palo, G., Stefanon, B., Alasio, L., Polotti, S.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Ayre spatula
Cervix Uteri - cytology
Cervix Uteri - pathology
Cytobrush
endocervical cells
Equipment Design
Exact Touch
Female
Humans
Metaplasia
metaplastic cells
Middle Aged
Reproducibility of Results
Vaginal Smears - instrumentation
Vaginal Smears - methods
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Zusammenfassung:Exact Touch: a new device for cervical cytology. Comparison with Ayre spatula plus Cytobrush Exact Touch® is a new plastic device for the collection of cells from the ectocervix and endocervix. A total of 189 consecutive women were evaluated, 94 with the Ayre/cytobrush and 95 with Exact Touch®. Sampling was performed by only one clinician, and the slides were analysed by only one cytotechnologist, who had no information about the sampling method. Our results showed that more endocervical and metaplastic cells were collected by Exact Touch® than by Ayre/cytobrush.
ISSN:0956-5507
1365-2303
DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2303.2000.00219.x