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181. 2020 EPC Program Year in Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     January 01, 2020 - validation of a web-based tool to predict sexual, urinary, and bowel function longitudinally after radiation … therapy, surgery, or observation .

182. Peripheral-Artery-Disease-Treatment Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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     January 31, 2013 - Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Originally published online: January 31, 2012; Amended January 31, 2013 Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Treatment Strategies for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Amendment Date(s): January 31, 2013 (Amendment Detai…

183. Topic 0523 Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer NSD FINAL_SJ (pdf file)
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     March 13, 2013 - Topic 0523 Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer NSD FINAL_SJ Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Nomination Summary Document Results of Topic Selection…

184. Evidence-based Practice Center Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     May 19, 2011 - active surveillance—as opposed to immediate curative intent therapy (e.g., radical prostatectomy or radiation … therapy)—in the management of early stage, low-risk prostate cancer. … However, both surgical and radiation treatments result in significant short- and long-term adverse

185. Data Points 13: Use of Preoperative Breast MRI among older women with ductal carcinoma in situ and locally invasive breast cancer (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - breast cancer is surgical removal of the tumor by mastectomy or breast- conserving surgery (BCS) plus radiation … therapy, and use of MRI may influence treatment planning.6 For some patients, mam- mography can underestimate … recurrence rates or mortality.6 Some argue that the occult disease detected by MRI is eradicated by radiation … therapy, chemotherapy, and/or endocrine therapy following BCS or mastectomy regardless of MRI use,

186. Disposition of Comments Report for Imaging Techniques for Treatment Evaluation for Metastatic Breast Cancer (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2014 - Disposition of Comments Report for Imaging Techniques for Treatment Evaluation for Metastatic Breast Cancer Technical Brief Disposition of Comments Report Research Review Title: Imaging Techniques for Treatment Evaluation for Metastatic Breast Cancer Draft review available for public comment from Februa…

187. Medical Management of Kidney Stones (pdf file)
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     July 03, 2023 - Medical Management of Kidney Stones 1333 New Hampshire Avenue NW Suite 1200 Washington, DC 20036 202.827.7700 www.pcori.org Medical Management of Kidney Stones Kidney stone disease (nephrolithiasis) is a common condition affecting approximately 1 in 11 individuals in the United States.1 Kidney stones…

188. Comparative Effectiveness of Noninvasive Technologies for the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) in Women | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     December 08, 2010 - Current Page Topic Timeline Apr. 10, 2009 Topic Suggestion Dec. 8, 2010 Research Protocol Jun. 12, 2012 Systematic Review Dec. 3, 2012 Disposition of Comments Report Comparative Effectiveness of Noninvasive Technologies for the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) in Women Research Protocol Archived December…

189. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - Effective Health Care Topic Number: 0407 Document Completion Date: 02-14-12 1 Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps  Primary diagnosis and staging of pancreatic cancer will go forward for refinement as a systematic review. The scope of this topic, including populations, interventions, c…

190. Methods-Guide-Chapter-Prioritization-And-Selection-Of-Harms-For-Inclusion-In-Systematic-Reviews (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2018 - Prostate cancer Common and severe adverse events of biopsy and treatment Radical prostatectomy (RP); radiation … therapy RP: Urinary incontinence; erectile dysfunction; bowel dysfunction. … Radiation therapy: genitourinary toxicity; gastrointestinal toxicity Biopsy: bleeding; nosocomial … Chemotherapy; radiation therapy; and radical cystectomy, with or without regional lymph node dissection

191. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     June 06, 2011 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published Online: June 06, 2011 Page 1 of 21 Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Comparative Effectiveness of Noninvasive Technologies for the Diagnosis of Coronary Arter…

192. AHRQ's Evidence-based Practice Center Division Annual Report 2021: Solving the Puzzle for Evidence-Based Decision Making (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2021 - Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases DOI: 10.23970/AHRQEPCCER242 20. … Radiation therapy for brain metastases: a systematic review. … Five-year outcomes from a prospective comparative effectiveness study evaluating external-beam radiotherapy

193. Disposition of Comments for CER 171 Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease (pdf file)
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     March 29, 2016 - Disposition of Comments for CER 171 Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report Research Review Title: Noninvasive Testing for Coronary Artery Disease Draft review available for public comment from August 5, 2015 to September 2, 2015. Research …

194. Machine Learning Methods in Systematic Reviews: Identifying Quality Improvement Intervention Evaluations (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2012 - Introduction, continuing work, and results of the radiotherapy reference panel. … prospective radiation oncologic review of cross-sectional imaging (HD10, HD11) to create the individual radiation … treatment plan; (2) retrospective analysis of the adequacy of the performed involved-field (IF) RT … achievement of these activities in the era of extended-field RT was to show that major deviations of radiation … treatment portals and radiation dose from prospective treatment prescriptions revealed to be unfavorable

195. Treatment Strategies for Women With Coronary Artery Disease: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - Treatment Strategies for Women With Coronary Artery Disease: Future Research Needs Future Research Needs Paper Number 42 Treatment Strategies for Women With Coronary Artery Disease: Future Research Needs Future Research Needs Paper Number 42 Treatment Strategies for Women With Coronary Artery Disease: Fut…

196. Draft Comment Form for Partial Breast Irradiation for Breast Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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197. Partial Breast Irradiation for Breast Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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198. 04-E029-1 Summary (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2011 - Most commonly, radical prostatectomy (RP) or radiation therapy (RT), with or without androgen deprivation … Both surgical and radiation treatments result in significant short- and long-term adverse events, including … Observational Management Strategies Versus Radiation Therapy Studies generally reported that men treated … Observational Management Strategies Versus Combined Active Treatments or Combined Radiation Treatment

199. Disposition of Comments Report for Imaging Tests for the Diagnosis and Staging of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma (pdf file)
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     September 23, 2014 - Disposition of Comments Report for Imaging Tests for the Diagnosis and Staging of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report Research Review Title: Imaging Tests for the Diagnosis and Staging of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Draft review available for public …

200. Disposition of Comments Report for Noninvasive Technologies for the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease in Women (pdf file)
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     June 12, 2012 - Coronary Artery Disease in Women.”1 As the leading trade association representing medical imaging and radiotherapy … in-depth understanding of the significant benefits to the health of Americans that medical imaging, radiotherapy … procedures are usually non-invasive and encompasses X-ray imaging, computed tomography (CT) scans, radiation … therapy, related image acquisitions, diagnostic ultrasound, and nuclear medical imaging (including