1 – Program overview

External quality assessment of CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) cytology, with clinical context and biological results helpful for interpreting the nucleated cell differential.

ProBioQual provides you with CSF cytocentrifugation slides stained with MGG or Wright Giemsa online on its website (see the computer requirements at the bottom of the page).

2 – Assessment frequency

Number of surveys per year: 4
Number of digitised slides per survey: 1
Number of digitised slides per year: 4

3 – List of items assessed 

• Diagnostic hypothesis
• Nucleated cell differential

4 – Description of the control samples

Virtual material: CSF cytocentrifugation slides stained with MGG or Wright-Giemsa and digitised.

5 – Clinical context

The clinical context and the biological results associated with the proposed digitised slide are given.

6 – Computer prerequisites

	COMPUTER PREREQUISITES
Memory: 4 GB RAM minimum, 8 GB recommended for better performance. Resolution: 1280 × 768 minimum — 1920 × 1080 recommended. Bandwidth: 10 Mbps minimum for smooth navigation. Browser: Chrome, Firefox, Edge or Safari — recent version.