Publications by authors named "Patrick Tracey"

Introduction: The objectives of our study were to identify factors contributing to false-negative Papanicolaou (Pap) tests in patients with endocervical adenocarcinoma (EA) or adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS), and to analyze the impact of educational instruction on interobserver agreement in these cases.

Materials And Methods: False-negative Pap tests from patients with EA/AIS were reviewed by a consensus group and by 12 individual reviewers in 2 rounds, with an educational session on glandular neoplasia in Pap tests conducted between the 2 rounds.

Results: Of 79 Pap tests from patients with EA/AIS, 57 (72.

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When used in educational settings, simulations utilizing virtual reality (VR) technologies can reduce training costs while providing a safe and effective learning environment. Tasks can be easily modified to maximize learning objectives of different levels of trainees (e.g.

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