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Cytopathology laboratory accreditation, with special reference to the American Society of Cytology programs
1Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia.
Acta Cytologica
|July 1, 1989
Abstract:
The features of the Laboratory Accreditation Program of the American Society of Cytology that pertain to quality assurance in cytopathology are reviewed. The areas considered include: (1) specimen procurement and cytopreparation, (2) the role of the cytotechnologist in cytoscreening, evaluation and reporting, (3) the role of the cytopathologist and (4) quality control measures. Attention to the issues raised in these areas is essential to achieving the best possible cytopathology practice in the most efficient and economical manner.