The Lensman microscope: tool or toy?
The experience of using the Lensman microscope for 1 year indicates that this inexpensive, pocket-sized instrument, which can be used at the bedside or in the outpatient department, can assess the quality of needle aspirates although it is not suitable for making definitive cytological diagnoses.
Coghill
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Department of Cellular Pathology, General Hospital, Northampton, UK.
D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008853:Microscopy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods