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Pathology

It is the hard-pressed and overworked laboratories which come under the closest scrutiny and subjected to the most rigorous quality assurance mechanisms.
This is the important process during which smears are prepared, interpreted and reported. Cytoscreeners and laboratory technicians screen millions of cells daily, conscientiously beavering over microscopes in order to pick up the slightest abnormality. Internal quality assurance procedures involve rapid review of all negatives and inadequate smears.


 
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