Guided Screening; Starting The Application - BD FocalPoint GS User Manual

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Guided Screening

This section reviews the process of reviewing FOVs on the BD FocalPoint™ GS Review Station.
This process is used to evaluate a slide using guided screening. As previously discussed in
Section 2, all BD SurePath™ Liquid-based Pap Test slides are initially processed on the
BD FocalPoint™ Slide Profiler. Print sets are created and the copy service transfers slide
information to the central database. The slides are now ready to be evaluated with guided
screening.
The following topics describe how to use the BD FocalPoint™ GS Review Station for FOV
screening:
• Starting the Application (Section 3.1)
• Calibrating the Stage (Section 3.2)
• Selecting a Slide (Section 3.3)
• Screening FOVs (Section 3.4)
• Navigating Through FOVs (Section 3.5)
• Screening and Triaging Slides (Section 3.6)
• Finishing a Slide (Section 3.7)
3.1

Starting the Application

1 Verify all BD FocalPoint™ GS Review Station components and the computer are turned on.
2 Log in.
3 Verify that the microscope and automated stage are powered on.
4 Double-click the FocalPoint™ GS shortcut on your desktop (preferred).
• The Start/Program menu can also be used. There are several menu options available
(see Figure 3-1). FOV review can be performed in GS, QC and MD applications. For
initial FOV review select FocalPoint™ GS Review. The other applications will be
discussed later.
Figure 3-1 – Start, Program, and BD FocalPoint™ GS menus
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