Classification of cervical cancer cells using FTIR data.

High false-negative rates of the Papanicolauo (so-called 'Pap') smear test and the shortage of colposcopists have led to the desire to find alternative non-expert (automated) approaches for accurately testing cervical smears for signs of cancer. Fourier-Transform Infra-Red (FTIR) spectroscopy has been shown to offer the potential for improving the accuracy (i.e.