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Cancer
Investigators at Hammersmith Hospital publish new data on cancer
April 23rd, 2009
According to recent research from London, the United Kingdom, "Colposcopy occupies a key role in the prevention of cervical cancer by identifying preinvasive or invasive lesions. However, colposcopy is subjective and is responsible for 52% of screening failures." "Dynamic spectral imaging (DSI) is based on the objective, quantitative assessment of the acetowhitening effect. This study compared DSI with colposcopy. Women referred for colposcopy were examined simultaneously with colposcopy and DSI using a precommercial DySIS model (FPC-03) in an international, multicenter trial. The colposcopy impression and DySIS values were compared with consensus histology reports of...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-04-23)
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