American Society of Cytopathology workload recommendations for automated Pap test screening: developed by the productivity and quality assurance in the era of automated screening task force.

Based on current literature and the best available research to date, the current FDA workload limits for automated image-assisted screening, including the ThinPrep Imaging System and the FocalPoint GS, of 100 slides/day (imaged only slides counted as 0.5) are extremely high and may be associated with significant reduction in sensitivity. This task force has proposed six recommendations relating to cytotechnologist (CT) workload in automated image-guided Pap test screening, which have already been endorsed by major pathology professional societies.

Implementation of the ThinPrep imaging system in a high-volume metropolitan laboratory.

The Papanicolaou test has proven to be the most effective cancer screening test ever developed. However, with a declining number of skilled cytotechnologists, there is an increased need for computer assistance in cervical cancer screening. The ThinPrep Imaging System (Cytyc Corporation, Marlborough, MA) is a unique system that combines computer imaging technology and human interpretive expertise in the review of ThinPrep Pap test slides.