Routine cervical screening by primary HPV testing: early findings in the renewed National Cervical Screening Program.

Objectives: To report human papillomavirus (HPV) testing patterns and rates of oncogenic HPV-positivity for specimens submitted during the first 6 months after the National Cervical Screening Program switched from cytology- to primary HPV-based screening.

Design, Participants: Retrospective cross-sectional review of 195 606 specimens submitted for HPV testing, 1 December 2017 - 31 May 2018.

Setting: Large community-based general pathology laboratory in metropolitan Sydney.

Is there a role for the thinprep imaging system in reporting anal cytology?

Background: The ThinPrep Imaging System (TIS) is an accurate time-saving method of reading cervical ThinPrep slides in screening programs. As anal and cervical cytology are morphologically similar, TIS can potentially be used for anal cytology. We assessed the performance of TIS on anal ThinPrep slides from homosexual men in a natural history study of human papillomavirus-related anal abnormalities.

Cervical cytology reading times: a comparison between ThinPrep Imager and conventional methods.

We aimed to compare the times cytologists spend reviewing cervical cytology slides processed by the ThinPrep Imager (TPI) with times they spend examining conventional cytology (CC) slides. We also aimed to examine the effect of cytologists' experience on reading times. Using a cross-sectional analytical design, we analyzed routine laboratory data, collected retrospectively over 7 months, for 41 cytologists, including paired data for 20 who read both TPI and CC slides.

Accuracy of reading liquid based cytology slides using the ThinPrep Imager compared with conventional cytology: prospective study.

Objective: To compare the accuracy of liquid based cytology using the computerised ThinPrep Imager with that of manually read conventional cytology.

Design: Prospective study.

Setting: Pathology laboratory in Sydney, Australia.