1. The Telecervico® system is a remote cervical cancer screening system developed in 2004 that uses digitally-magnified cervix images interpreted by specialists.
2. It has a sensitivity of 85% and specificity of 80% and has been used to screen over 1 million women annually in Korea for more than 13 years.
3. The system allows for prompt interpretation results within 24 hours without geographic restrictions and reduces costs compared to traditional screening methods.
2. 1. Off-line interpretation method introduced in 1994 ; accepted as screening method for early detection of cervical cancer 2. Developed remote cervical cancer screening system in 2004 3. Digitally-magnified cervix images are interpreted by specialist interpreters for cervical cancer 4. Sensitivity : 85%, Specificity : 80% 5. Generally used in Korea over than 13 years 6. Committed to the decrease of incidents, down to 1 million screening cases on a yearly basis Telecervico ® 2. Cervical Cancer Screening Methods
3. 3. Telecervico ® System The Telecervicography system, Telecervico ® , is a remote cervical cancer screening system. It complements the high false negative rate(approximately 50%) of Pap smear as it can raise sensitivity up to 98%, when combined with Pap smear. As of now, it has been proved to be a very effective and economical screening method and more than 5 million women have used the Telecervico ® . What is Telecervico ® System ?
4. ① Prompt interpretation result - Available within maximum 24 hours ② No Geographic Restriction to Access to care ③ No paper for test request and report ④ Reduce labor and consumables for delivery, test processing, and etc. ⑤ Screening method using the principle of Colposcopy ⑥ Effective and economical Screening ⑦ Easy follow-up before and after treatment/examination 3. Telecervico ® System The Benefits