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Screening test accuracy of portable devices that can be used to perform colposcopy for detecting CIN2+ in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Katayoun TaghaviEliane RohnerPartha BasuNicola LowAnne RutjesJulia Bohlius
Published in: BMC women's health (2020)
Few studies have evaluated portable devices able to perform colposcopy, so their accuracy for the detection of CIN2+ remains uncertain. Future studies should include patient-relevant and long-term outcomes, including missed cases, overtreatment, residual and recurrent disease. To meet the challenge of eliminating cervical cancer in LMIC, methods for visual assessment of the cervix need urgent redress.
Keyphrases
  • case control
  • case report
  • low cost
  • current status
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