Hologic ThinPrep Operator's Manual page 44

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NTRODUCTION
A prepared ThinPrep
Pap Test slide is loaded
onto the Integrated
Imager stage.
The cell spot is imaged.
Slide review by the
cytotechnologist.
Normal slide
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Figure 1-3 ThinPrep Imaging Process
The slide ID is scanned.
• If an ID is new to the database
the slide will be imaged.
• An ID already in the database
prompts the user to review the
slide.
The slide imaging system scans the
entire cell spot. The system identifies
objects of interest found on the slide.
The coordinates of 22 objects of
interest with the highest integrated
optical density will be stored in the
computer's database.
During Auto Locate the system pres-
ents the 22 selected fields of view in
geographic order to the cytotechnol-
ogist.
Suspect cells may be electronically
marked by the CT and a review of
the entire cell spot is enforced. The
slide is manually marked by the CT.
At completion, the slide data is
updated with the location of elec-
tronic marked areas as well as infor-
mation on the review session.
Abnormal slides are reviewed by a
cytopathologist for interpretation
and diagnosis.