thin prep

Hematology A regionally popular term for a 'standard' peripheral blood smear, which is relatively thick at one end and thin and 'feathered' at the other. Cf Thick prep, ThinPrep^™.

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FNA material was collected in Thin Prep cytolyt (TP, Hologic cytyc, Malborough, Massachusetts, USA) fixative for liquidbased, thin-layer preparations.

Fine needle aspiration cytology of an unusual case of papillary thyroid carcinoma metastatic to the breast

The malaria smear from peripheral blood was confirmed negative (thick and thin prep as well as wet mount).

Trypanosoma brucei infection in a HIV positive Ugandan male

Lab workers across Staffordshire, Birmingham, the Black Country and Worcestershire have converted to the latest liquid-based Thin Prep Pap Test to analyse cells from a woman's cervix.

Screening for cancer shake-up; HEALTH: Faster cervical smear tests

The data from 21,752 patients compared the sensitivity and specificity rates of Thin Prep with conventional Pap for detecting abnormal histology.

Is the ThinPrep better than conventional Pap smear at detecting cervical cancer?

This study suggests that follow-up cytology alone, using the sensitive Thin Prep technique, may efficiently segregate ASCUS cases according to risk of progression to HSIL, Dr.

Researchers Urge Restraint in Ordering HPV Tests

This initiative has resulted in increased patient count, much of which comes in with only image directed thin prep requests that are reimbursed at less than the average revenue per patient.

Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc. Announces Record Revenues and Earnings for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice: thin prep imager integrated supply instrumentation required ou pathology cig 5463417a53.

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What I do instead is make a thin prep on a regular slide, cover slip, and read.

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Over the course of a managed care lifetime, the Thin Prep Imaging System screening method is the most cost-effective screening strategy followed by ThinPrep alone, with total costs for these strategies being far less than the two strategies employing HPV DNA testing.

Studies Presented at ASCCP Biennial Meeting Demonstrate Accuracy and Cost-Effectiveness of ThinPrep(R) Imaging System

You cite Thin Prep reimbursement as an example of how the market is responding quickly to new technologies with adequate reimbursement.

Laboratory personnel shortage? (Letters to the Editor)

This CPT code facilitates the reimbursement process for laboratories screening ThinPrep Pap Test slides utilizing the Thin Prep Imaging System.

Cytyc Receives FDA Approval for ThinPrep Imaging System

Efficiency of Thin Prep Pap Test preparation of cervical smears: A 1,000 case investigation-sponsored study.