Hologic CE marks Pap slide imaging system
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Hologic has CE marked its ThinPrep integrated imager for sale in Europe to aid in the diagnosis of cervical cancer. The device is designed to analyse ThinPrep Pap test slide in around 90 seconds, during which time each cell and cell cluster is scanned. Using optical density analysis, the system identifies diagnostically-relevant cells or cell groups and presents the resulting data to the cytotechnologist for interpretation. If no abnormalities are identified, the slide can be marked as negative or put through the laboratory's quality control system. A complete slide review is required if any suspicious cells are detected; this dual review process combines human interpretative expertise with the power of computer imaging, claims Bedford, Massachusetts-based Hologic.