EC Gynaecology

Cervicography is a relatively new technique with the use of digital cameras from the mid-1980s, of various brands such as Canon, Niko and Kodak, used by some gynecologists as documentation of cervical pathology studies. It was actually used as a simple complement to traditional colposcopy or by those who saw the opportunity for an early diagnosis in an easier and more economical way.

However, correct ways of planning the proper taking of the photographic image, oriented and taken from the expert photographers of that time, emerged, which helped gynecologists to have a better vision optics and allow them, once revealed, to be able to distinguish a better image of the cervix and determine possible lesions, especially aceto white and iodine negative spots, as well as their comparative importance with colposcopy for better cervical cancer screening [1].

1. Schneider DL., et al. “Cervicography screening for cervical cancer among 8460 women in a high-risk population”. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 (1999): 290-298.
2. Baldauf JJ., et al. “Cervicography. Does it improve cervical cancer screening?” Acta Cytologica 2 (1997): 295-301.
3. Autier P., et al. “Cytology alone versus cytology and cervicography for cervical and cervicography for cervical cancer screening: a randomized study. European Society for Oncological Research”. Obstetrics and Gynaecology 3 (1999): 353-358.
4. De Sutter Ph., et al. “A multicentre study comparing cervicography and cytology in the detection of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia”. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 6 (1998): 613-620.
5. Franco ES., et al. “[Digital cervicography criteria: improving sensitivity in uterine cervical cancer diagnosis]”. Cadernos de Saúde Pública 11 (2008): 2653-2660.