Urinary cytology: device capabilities and requirements.
The practical and theoretical considerations leading to the automated diagnostic assessment of cells in the urinary sediment by a computer-based, high-resolution system are discussed. Problems of sample preparations, sample-size requirements, coefficients of variation and computer-generated features are summarized. There are no major theoretical obstacles to achieving a workable system for the diagnosis of high-grade urothelial cancer by the proposed approach.
D003201:Computers; D003581:Cytodiagnosis / Q000379:methods; D003584:Cytological Techniques; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000166:cytology; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014556:Urine / Q000166:cytology*