With a fine-needle aspiration, the doctor may be able to make a same-day diagnosis.
Sometimes, however, the needle doesn't remove a sufficient amount of tissue for a definite diagnosis.
Scrape or brush cytology: This procedure involves scraping or brushing some cells from the organ or tissue that's being tested..
Cytologic examination for evidence of viral infection can be performed on smears prepared by applying a specimen directly to a microscope slide by scraping the base of skin or mucocutaneous lesions with a scalpel blade; on slides prepared by cytocentrifugation of fluids such as bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, May 31, 2017.
Cytological diagnosis offers a rapid and convenient method of detecting infection with these viruses which can be confirmed by conventional virological method while the patient is still in the acute stages of the disease..
The quantification and statistical analysis of viral images allow valid inferences to be made on virus entry and replication mechanisms
In virology, imaging observations are broadly quantified by measuring the relative fluorescent intensity of molecular probes
CPEs, such as morphological changes, ballooning, syncytia formation, or inclusion bodies, can help to identify the virus identity
Infected cells can also be used for IFAs
Cytology and histology are the staining and microscopic examination of cell and tissue specimens, respectively
Several widely used and relatively fast assays make use of antibodies to identify the cause of a viral infection
“Immuno” is usually found in the name of the assay to indicate that it uses antibodies, which are produced by plasma cells of the immune system
