Reid's Colposcopic Index
Ferris, D.G.; Greenberg, M.D.
Journal of Family Practice 39(1): 65-70
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0094-3509 PMID: 7517993 Document Number: 437500
Reid's Colposcopic Index (RCI) is a systematic, objective method of colposcopically grading the severity of premalignant cervical lesions. The index considers four colposcopic signs: lesion margin, color of acetowhitening, blood vessels, and iodine staining. The RCI can accurately predict the histologic grade of cervical disease, readily permitting differentiation between low-grade cervical disease and high-grade disease. Hence, use of the index helps direct the clinician to perform a biopsy of the most significant abnormal cervical lesions and enhances the formulation of the colposcopic impression.