Arkansas
Pathology Associates is proud to be the first pathology group in Arkansas
to provide this technology for gynecologic cytology. This technology improves
the accuracy in interpretation of pap smears. The ThinPrep® Pap Test
technology provides the cytotechnologist and the pathologist with a slide
that is not obscured by blood, mucus, or debris leaving a slide with a monolayer
of cells. It has been proven to be more effective in identifying high grade
squamous dysplastic lesions of the uterine cervix. In addition the ASCUS
(atypical squamous of undetermined significance) rate is less since the
drying of pap slides is eliminated due to utilization of a liquid based
collection technique. Because of the utilization of a liquid based collection
technique there is residual sample available for additional tests to be
performed. This is an FDA approved test that is more effective in detecting
premalignant lesions in the uterine cervix.
Reflex testing can be done out of the ThinPrep® Pap Test Chlamydia,
Gonorrhea, and Human Papilloma Virus. See Molecular
Pathology for additional information. |
