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View Medical News Commentary: Liquid automation refreshes Dr Papanicolaou -- Watts 335 (7609): 35 -- BMJ [3/0] Vote Up Vote Down http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/335/7609/35?rss=1 Submitted by graymatter 11 months, 4 weeks, 1 day, 19 hours ago That the Papanicolaou test has been modified so little during the greater part of its existence is surely a tribute to the insight and inventiveness of the physician scientist from whom it takes its name. When change began to be mooted in the 1980s it was because new levels of computing power were making it realistic to think of automating the microscopic examination of cells from the cervix. But to do so reliably depended on first improving the quality of the smears. This prompted the developme Tags: Papanicolaou comment (0) | Category: Obstetrics & Gynecology | Add graymatter as a friend Comments Votes (my Friends) Votes (Everyone) Add your comment Add your comment If you already have an account, sign in: Email address: Password: If you don't, just complete these fields: (or join DoctorWorld.NET for free) Your name: Your site: (optional) Your comment: (You have up to 5000 characters left) Can you see the 5 most prominent letters/numbers in this image? (case insensitive) Please enter them here: « go back

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