Purpose: This study aimed to measure the performance of cervical multimodal hyperspectroscopy (MHS) when compared to Pap smear, and HPV testing in low-risk pregnant women followed up in a university clinical setting. Materials and Methods: Each of 91 pregnant women underwent Pap smear, HPV testing, and during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. In 84 subjects evaluable data were collected and analyzed. Results: Average age of women was 30 ± 5.2 years. The specificity of MHS performed in pregnant women seems to be significantly better (p < 0.01) than the data of non-pregnant women published earlier. The specificity of MHS in pregnant women with normal Pap smear result is estimated to be 92.9%. The procedure was also well-tolerated with a patient satisfaction rate of 92%. Conclusions: Scanning of the cervix by MHS may perform similar to Pap smear + HPV testing and may have a higher specificity in low-risk pregnant women.
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Performance of multimodal hyperspectroscopy for scanning of cervix in pregnant women: a preliminary study
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Gynecology and Obstetrics Department, -Istanbul School of Medicine-Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Perinatology Department, -Istanbul School of Medicine-Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Gynecologic Oncology Department-Istanbul School of Medicine-Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Gynecologic Oncology Department-Florence Nightingale Hospital-Istanbul Science University, Istanbul, Turkey
Eur. J. Gynaecol. Oncol. 2020, 41(2), 277–280;
https://doi.org/10.31083/j.ejgo.2020.02.5212
Published: 15 April 2020
Abstract
Keywords
Cervical multimodal hyperspectroscopy
Pap smear
HPV testing
Cervical scanning.