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Technical evaluation of the new thin layer device cellslide™ (Menarini Diagnostics)
Author(s) -
Confortini M.,
Carozzi F.,
Cortecchia S.,
Garcia Macias C.,
Sani C.,
Tinacci G.,
Bondi A.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.20372
Subject(s) - reading (process) , medicine , layer (electronics) , filtration (mathematics) , thin layer , nanotechnology , materials science , statistics , mathematics , political science , law
The CellSlide™ Processor (Menarini Diagnostics) is an automatic computer‐controlled instrument, designed to prepare standardized, thin‐layer cytological preparations using a filtration process. In this report, this new processor has been tested in a multicentric investigation, designed to evaluate cell recovery, cellular morphology and possible time saved in reading the slide. The results of this study show that the CellSlide processing system is suitable for use in the preparation of liquid‐based gynaecology samples. Furthermore, the high‐quality smear produced by the CellSlide decreases the reading time by ∼20–25%. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2005;33:387–393. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.