Uterine 
cervical cancer Computer-Aided-Diagnosis (CAD) according to this invention consists of a core 
processing system that automatically analyses data acquired from the 
uterine cervix and provides tissue and 
patient diagnosis, as well as adequacy of the examination. The data can include, but is not limited to, color still images or video, reflectance and 
fluorescence multi-spectral or hyper-spectral imagery, coherent 
optical tomography imagery, and impedance measurements, taken with and without the use of contrast agents like 3-5% 
acetic acid, Lugol's 
iodine, or 5-aminolevulinic acid. The core 
processing system is based on an open, modular, and feature-based architecture, designed for multi-data, multi-sensor, and multi-
feature fusion. The core 
processing system can be embedded in different 
CAD system realizations. For example: A 
CAD system for 
cervical cancer screening could in a very simple version consist of a hand-held device that only acquires one digital 
RGB image of the 
uterine cervix after application of 3-5% 
acetic acid and provides automatically a 
patient diagnosis. A 
CAD system used as a colposcopy adjunct could provide all functions that are related to colposcopy and that can be provided by a computer, from 
automation of the clinical 
workflow to automated 
patient diagnosis and treatment recommendation.