Laboratory Question for the Week of August 19, 2019

Question:

What is the difference between manual rescreening and a manual review?

Answer:

Manual rescreening requires a complete visual reassessment of the entire slide, which was initially screened by either an automated or manual process. A manual review involves assessing selected cells or regions of a slide identified by an initial automated review.

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