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. 2023 Sep 16;15(9):e45353. doi: 10.7759/cureus.45353

Table 5. Comparison of paired conventional and liquid-based smears according to ease of interpretation.

CS: conventional smear; LBC: liquid-based cytology

Category Number of cases Percentage
CS = LBC 156 62.4
CS is easier than LBC 34 13.6
LBC is easier than CS 8 3.2
CS – non-diagnostic 13 5.2
LBC – non-diagnostic 39 15.6
Both – non-diagnostic 09 3.6