Summary
OBJECTIVES: Cytology is a common diagnostic tool in veterinary practice, and canine mast cell tumours are presumed to be easy to diagnose. However, the potential influence of the observer's educational attainment on the interobserver agreement when interpreting representative images of cytological smears has not yet been investigated. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In total, 25 observers were equally divided into five groups based on educational attainment (board-certified diplomates of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons specialised in companion animals, board-certified of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine-Companion animals, general practitioners, interns and final-year veterinary medicine students) and asked to evaluate 36 distinct sets of images from cytological smear
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