File:Pap smear laser.jpg

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Title Pap Smear Laser
Description One of the many uses for the laser in medical research is as a light source to detect premalignant and malignant cells in a Pap smear. Gynecologic cells passing in a stream through the laser beam where each cell is analyzed. Abnormal-appearing cells can be sorted from the rest of the cells and later examined by a pathologist for evidence of cancer.
Topics/Categories Test or Procedure -- Lab Tests
Type Color, Photo
Source National Cancer Institute
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