Utility of the TracCell System in Mapping Papanicolaou-Stained Cytologic Material

Grohs, Dawn H.; Dadeshidze, V. V.; Domanik, Richard; Gombrich, Peter P.; Olsson, L.; Pressman, Norman J.

doi:10.1159/000332316

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“…An estimate of the actual percentage of cell coverage was obtained by using a TracCell 2000 System Slide Mapping System (AccuMed International) 8 modified for research applications. The TracCell 2000, approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in August 1997, is a computer-aided optical microscope system used to map adequately stained, wellpreserved, cervical cytology preparations that have been prepared using a Papanicolaou (Pap) or Pap-like staining protocol.…”

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Accuracy and Reproducibility of Estimating the Adequacy of the Squamous Component of Cervicovaginal Smears

Renshaw

Friedman²,

Rahemtulla

et al. 1999

Am J Clin Pathol

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Accuracy and Reproducibility of Estimating the Adequacy of the Squamous Component of Cervicovaginal Smears

Renshaw

Friedman²,

Rahemtulla

et al. 1999

Am J Clin Pathol

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“…3 4 In addition, several new semiautomatic microscopes have been developed to aid in quality control of the cytotechnologists' work. [5][6][7][8] These systems notify the observer of the scanned areas and images, and electronic recording of selected images is also available.…”

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Digital slide and virtual microscopy based routine and telepathology evaluation of routine gastrointestinal biopsy specimens

Molnár

2003

Journal of Clinical Pathology

106

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Aims: To evaluate a recently developed digital slide and virtual microscope system, and to compare this method with optical microscopy on routine gastrointestinal biopsy specimens in both local and remote access modes. Methods: A fully computer controlled commercial microscope was used. The scanning program included object detection, autofocus, and image compression algorithms. The overall hard disk space for a gastric biopsy was between 30 and 50 MB and the scanning time was between 20 and 40 minutes. Haematoxylin and eosin stained routine gastric (61) and colon (42) biopsy specimens were selected, scanned, and evaluated by two specialists on an optical (OM) and virtual microscope (VM). Results: The overall concordance of VM and OM with the consensus diagnosis was 95.1% and 97%, respectively. Clinically important concordance was 96.1% and 98% for VM and OM, respectively. The two methods showed concordance in 92% of cases and clinically important concordance in 94.1% of cases. The reasons for discordance were image quality (one case), interpretation difference (three cases), and insufficient clinical information (three cases). Remote evaluation of the digital slides through the Internet has the advantages of the previously used static and dynamic telepathology methods. Conclusions: Diagnostic concordance was found between OM and VM. The digital slide and the virtual microscope can be alternative techniques in the computerisation of the histology laboratory and in teleconsultation services after further evaluation of time and storage constraints.A s a result of the rapid developments in information technology, medical digital image analysis is becoming a widely accepted technique.

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“…A related product from AccuMed International, Inc., the TracCell 2000 specimen mapping system, is a prescreening device (31). TracCell, which selectively maps slides for automatic presentation to the viewer, is designed to operate unattended through use of cassettes that have been preloaded with bar-coded slides.…”

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Automation and the Endangered Future of the Pap Test

Rosenthal

1998

JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute

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Utility of the TracCell System in Mapping Papanicolaou-Stained Cytologic Material

Cited by 5 publications

References 3 publications

Accuracy and Reproducibility of Estimating the Adequacy of the Squamous Component of Cervicovaginal Smears

Accuracy and Reproducibility of Estimating the Adequacy of the Squamous Component of Cervicovaginal Smears

Digital slide and virtual microscopy based routine and telepathology evaluation of routine gastrointestinal biopsy specimens

Automation and the Endangered Future of the Pap Test

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