An Australian computerized test for cervical cancer screening – ThinPrep Imager (TPI) – is being evaluated by the NHS Cancer Screening Programmes.
Dr Elizabeth Davey and colleagues from Sydney University found that using the said technology detected 1.3 more cases of frankly nasty or so-called “high-grade” cervical abnormalities per 1,000 women screened than the conventional manual slide reading.
The ThinPrep Imager would increase detection from 7.7 to 9.0 cases per 1,000 women screened and if introduced more women will not be recalled for repeat smears.
According to Richard Winder, Deputy Director of the NHS Cancer Screening Programmes:
“The ThinPrep Imager (TPI) and other imaging …read more