Picturing cervical cancer

According to some sources, colposcopy shows a positive predictive value of 84% and negative predic- tive values of 19%-29%, whereas polarimetry's posi- tive predictive value has been reported as 97%, with negative predictive values of 33%-74% (3 ). [...]if abnormal cells are seen during colpos-...

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Published in:Clinical chemistry (Baltimore, Md.) Md.), 2014-01, Vol.60 (1), p.277-279
Main Authors: Webster, Molly, Kumar, Vikram Sheel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cervical cancer
Colposcopes - standards
Colposcopy - trends
Female
Humans
Medical screening
Mortality
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - diagnosis
Women
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Summary:According to some sources, colposcopy shows a positive predictive value of 84% and negative predic- tive values of 19%-29%, whereas polarimetry's posi- tive predictive value has been reported as 97%, with negative predictive values of 33%-74% (3 ). [...]if abnormal cells are seen during colpos- copy, what would follow would be a series of Pap smears, biopsies, and/or treatment, over a series of follow-up visits.
ISSN:0009-9147
1530-8561
DOI:10.1373/clinchem.2013.217521