LBC Slide Quality AI screening guide

Liquid-based cervical cytology

Is this slide ready for AI?

Pause before AI-assisted screening when cellularity is low, cells are obscured, or staining or scan quality is poor. Use the six cases below to see what that looks like.

LBC means liquid-based cervical cytology. In mainland China, TCT commonly refers to ThinPrep-based LBC.

Quick check

Four reasons to pause

Check cellularity, obscuration, staining, and scan quality before AI-assisted screening.

Case examples

Six slides that need review

Open each case to compare the slide overview with key detail views.

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Reference

Quality checks at a glance

Use these teaching ranges as prompts—not as universal acceptance criteria.

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