title: [Cytobrush quality assurance in endocervical smears].
abstract: The reliability of cervical cytology for the detection of premalignant and malignant disease is dependent on proper sampling of the transformation zone. The use of a cervical brush to collect enough endocervical cells is more effective, than the use of the conventional cotton swab.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Frauenklinik Freiburg.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kerl
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hilgarth
mesh_terms: D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000473:pathology*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000473:pathology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014626:Vaginal Smears / Q000295:instrumentation*