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Assessment of Pathtezt® Infinity Processor and Autoloader Efficiency in Cervical Smear Analysis.

Nur Syuhada Mohd Nafis^1,2, Anani Aila Mat Zin^1,2, Siti Azrin Ab Hamid³

¹Department of Pathology, School of Medical Science, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.

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Summary

The PathTezt® Infinity with Autoloader produces high-quality cervical cancer screening smears with 97.7% overall good performance. This automated system is effective and suitable for widespread use in cytological evaluations.

Keywords:

Cost effectiveness Liquid-based cervical smear Path Tezt Processor

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Background:

Cervical cancer screening relies on the quality of cytological smears.
Automated systems aim to improve efficiency and consistency in slide preparation.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the quality of cervical cytological smears generated by the PathTezt® Infinity with Autoloader.
To assess key parameters including cellularity, epithelial cell coverage, arrangement, preservation, and interfering factors.

Main Methods:

1003 Pap smear samples were processed using the PathTezt® Infinity with Autoloader.
Slides were analyzed for smear adequacy, cellular coverage, arrangement, preservation, and obscuring factors.

Main Results:

94.1% of samples were adequate for evaluation.
85.7% showed good cellular arrangement, and 94.7% had minimal obscuration by inflammatory cells.
The overall "good" performance rate was 97.7%.

Conclusions:

The PathTezt® Infinity with Autoloader yields high-quality cervical smears.
The system is user-friendly, automated, and cost-effective.
It is a suitable tool for cervical cancer screening programs.