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Intralaboratory reproducibility in cervical cytology. Results of the application of a 100-slide set.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8434496     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In order to evaluate the agreement and accuracy of cervical (vaginal) cytologic diagnoses, 16 cytologists from a large laboratory in Florence, Italy, with experience ranging from 2 to 25 years, independently examined a set of 100 slides. A common reporting form based on a seven-category classification system was used. Concordance was calculated for each pairwise comparison between the 16 cytologists and between each cytologist and the target diagnosis. The values of the kappa statistic for the whole laboratory were .49 for the multiple raters comparison and .59 for the target diagnosis comparison, showing a relatively good degree of agreement.
Authors:
M Confortini; A Biggeri; M P Cariaggi; F M Carozzi; P A Minuti; A Russo; D Palli
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acta cytologica     Volume:  37     ISSN:  0001-5547     ISO Abbreviation:  Acta Cytol.     Publication Date:    1993 Jan-Feb
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1993-03-17     Completed Date:  1993-03-17     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370307     Medline TA:  Acta Cytol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  49-54     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Centro per lo Studio e la Prevenzione Oncologica, Firenze, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cervix Uteri / pathology*
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Humans
Reproducibility of Results
Vaginal Smears / classification,  standards*

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