The ANA test is an excellent screening test for patients with SLE and a few other connective tissue diseases. The LE cell preparation is an assay that is subjective and costly. Because of the presence of a superior screening test (the ANA) and superior specific auto-antibody tests, the author recommends that the use of LE cell preparations be discontinued. ANA screening tests may be performed e...

SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS AND STAGING SCREENING 886 Papanicolaou (Pap) Test 886 Pap Smear Classification System 887 Problems Associated with the Pap Smear Test 887 Cytyc 888 AutoCyte 889 Morphometrix Technologies 889 Automated Analysis of Pap Smears 889 AutoCyte 889 Morphometrix Technologies 890 NeoPath 890 Neuromedical Systems 891 Cost and Reimbursement Issues Pertaining to Automated Screening 892 ...

800x600 abstract: aim: the aim of this study was to investigate that the necessity of screening for celiac disease in idiopathic osteoporotic patients. background: osteopenia and osteoporosis are well-known and prevalent complications of celiac disease. however, the relative prevalence of celiac disease among osteoporotic populations is not known, and the benefit of screening for celiac disease...