Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 28, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Document Documentand Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	CYOE
Entity Registrant Name	Cytocore Inc
Entity Central Index Key	0000075439
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Well-Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		74,692,204
Entity Public Float			$ 478,710