Open AccessComparative study of manual liquid-based cytology (MLBC) technique and direct smear technique (conventional) on fine-needle cytology/fine-needle aspiration cytology samples
Author(s) -
Pritesh Pawar,
Rasika Gadkari,
Sunil Y Swami,
Anil R Joshi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9371.138669
Subject(s) - papanicolaou stain , medicine , liquid based cytology , cytology , fine needle aspiration cytology , fine needle aspiration , cytological techniques , giemsa stain , nuclear medicine , pathology , radiology , biopsy , cancer , cervical cancer
Liquid-based cytology technique enables cells to be suspended in a liquid medium and spread in a monolayer, making better morphological assessment. Automated techniques have been widely used, but limited due to cost and availability.