Hologic out of Bedford, Massachusetts has announced that the firm’s ThinPrep® Integrated Imager has received the European CE Mark, and that will allow the sale of the device across the continent. The ThinPrep provides cytology screening for cervical cancer by combining imaging and slide review into a single apparatus. Conveniently, the imager in the device can be used as a stand alone microscope for other purposes.
The integrated imager analyzes a ThinPrep Pap test slide in approximately 90 seconds, during which time each cell and cell cluster is scanned. Using optical density analysis, the integrated imager identifies diagnostically-relevant cells or cell groups and then stores coordinates of the 22 fields of interest. These 22 fields of interest are presented to the cytotechnologist for interpretation. If no abnormalities are identified by the cytotechnologist, the slide can be signed out as negative or proceed through the laboratory quality control system. A complete slide review is required if the user detects any suspicious cells within the 22 fields of view. This dual review process combines human interpretative expertise with the power of computer imaging.
Press release: Hologic Receives CE Marking for the ThinPrep® Integrated Imager…
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