Improved Accuracy of Cytodiagnosis using the Kato Self-Collection Devise: the Usefulness of Smear Preparation in Liquid-based Cytology Methods

• Published in: Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP Vol. 13; no. 9; pp. 4521 - 4524
• Main Authors: Okayama, Kaori, Okodo, Mitsuaki, Fujii, Masahiko, Kumagai, Tomoko, Yabusaki, Hiromi, Shiina, Yoshio, Iwami, Fumihiro, Teruya, Koji, Hatta, Kenmei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Cervical cytology; liquid-based cytology; Kato self-collection device

Object: In the present study, we compared the positive cytodiagnostic test rates with discrepancies using self-collection devices for cervical cancer screening. We made this survey to examine whether or not our self-smear preparation method using the Kato self-collection device contributed to an imp...