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October 01, 2014 - studies that had no reference standard (i.e., reported the
number of lesions identified with an imaging technique … but did not evaluate accuracy against another reference
technique). … study of US (with and without contrast) and CT reported harms, but did not
stratify results by imaging technique … Food and Drug Administration approval are ongoing
and this technique is commonly used in other areas
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Ionizing
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An imaging technique … Some
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radiation
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Chest x-ray
A chest X-ray is an anatomical imaging technique … Yes
Computed tomography (CT)
A cross-sectional imaging technique that uses x-rays to provide detailed … Yes
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
An imaging technique that uses a magnetic field to obtain anatomical … No
Positron emission tomography (PET)
This is a functional imaging technique that uses radioisotope-tagged … Some studies use MRI instead of CT as the anatomical technique.
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technique have on test performance and safety are not clear. … procedure itself influence the harms of core-needle
breast biopsy when compared with the open biopsy technique … facility factors influence the harms of core-needle breast biopsy when
compared with the open biopsy technique … qualified pathologist interpretations, and other factors that
may influence choice of a particular technique … The
diagnostic performance of each core biopsy technique (each index test) will be quantified
versus
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Tratamiento del hemangioma infantil en niños
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schemes or technique … OR "additional"[Title] OR "plus"[Title] OR "Combined Modality Therapy"[MeSH
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October 01, 2014 - Disposition of Comments Report for Imaging Techniques for Treatment Evaluation for Metastatic Breast Cancer
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