by TractManager | Jun 30, 2017 | Emerging Technology Report
The alfapump is a fully implantable pump system that collects ascitic fluid from the peritoneal cavity and moves it into the urinary bladder, where it is passed naturally from the body through normal urination. It is proposed for management of refractory ascites in...
by TractManager | Jun 30, 2017 | Health Technology Assessment
Approximately one-fifth of adults have varicose veins of the lower extremities, and up to 60% may have chronic venous disease that predisposes them to varicosities. Recently developed techniques such as liquid or foam sclerotherapy, endovenous laser ablation...
by TractManager | Jun 30, 2017 | Comparative Effectiveness Review
Purpose of Technology: Phototherapy is used to treat jaundice in newborns, and to prevent severe hyperbilirubinemia, and its complications. The lights in phototherapy units emit photons that alter the structure of the bilirubin molecule, which can then be excreted in...
by TractManager | Jun 30, 2017 | Health Technology Assessment
Purpose of Technology: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a percutaneous treatment for chronic low back pain (LBP), including pain originating in the sacroiliac joint (SIJ), using radiowave-induced heat to create a lesion in a spinal sensory nerve. Following a...
by TractManager | Jun 30, 2017 | Health Technology Assessment
Purpose of Technology: Positron emission tomography (PET) is a 3-dimensional (3D) nuclear imaging technique that measures the level of physiologic and biochemical activity or other organic function in an organ or tissue by reflecting the distribution of a radiotracer...
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