Monklands Hospital pilots cervical screening technology

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Monklands Hospital has become the first in the UK to pilot new technology aiming to use advanced imaging and artificial intelligence to improve early diagnosis of cervical cancer.Staff at the Airdrie hospital are using a digital cytology system which creates on-screen images of smear test samples which have tested positive for human papilloma virus (HPV) which allows more rapid reviewing and diagnosis of any abnormalities.Prelimary results from its first nine months are described as “promising”, resulting in faster turnaround times for analysis of samples and increasing the team’s capacity by 25 per cent – with the company behind the technology saying it “has [the] potential to transform the cervical screening programme”.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Monklands is one of only two labs in Scotland which analyses cervical smear sample, and was invited to trial the GeniusTM digital diagnostics system by supplier Hologic, a women’s health company.It creates digital images of HPV-positive smear slides which are rapidly reviewed using an advanced assessment algorithm, providing screeners with an image gallery of the most “diagnostically relevant cells” – which “helps medical experts more rapidly identify and accurately diagnose abnormalities as they have fewer cells to analyse”.Consultant biomedical