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41. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0351_05-10-2010.pdf
    January 01, 2010 - ): diagnostic methods (imaging, laparoscopy), hormone therapy, surgical therapy, specific surgical techniques … (imaging, laparoscopy), non-treatment, timing of treatment, medical therapies, different surgical techniques … hormonal, early vs. late orchiopexy, different surgical techniques) for this condition, particularly

42. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2011 - by their use (exposure to radiation, unnecessary biopsies due to false positives) of these imaging techniques … The effect of these imaging techniques on clinical outcomes, such as morbidity and mortality, is unknown … Finally, it is unclear whether the comparative effectiveness of these imaging techniques may differ

43. Colorectal-Cancer-Staging Executive (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2014 - What is the impact of alternative imaging techniques on clinical outcomes? d. … What is the impact of alternative imaging techniques on clinical outcomes? d. … How is the comparative effectiveness of imaging techniques modified by the following factors: i. … What is the impact of alternative imaging techniques on clinical outcomes? … What is the impact of alternative imaging techniques on clinical outcomes?

44. Outreach to Patient and Consumer Representatives (pdf file)
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    October 13, 2011 - § What selection techniques are effective? § What has worked for SRA International? … Slide 8 Techniques for Selecting Patient Representatives § Determine specific information needed: … Slide 9 Techniques for Selecting Patient Representatives § Include more than one patient/consumer

45. Asthma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 31, 2025 - Future Research Needs for the Comparative Effectiveness of Breathing Exercises and/or Retraining Techniques … Systematic Review Archived September 10, 2012 Breathing Exercises and/or Retraining Techniques … Archived January 27, 2011 Comparative Effectiveness of Breathing Exercises and/or Retraining Techniques

46. Core Needle and Open Surgical Biopsy for Diagnosis of Breast Lesions: An Update to the 2009 Report | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - The availability of additional studies and the uncertainties surrounding newer biopsy techniques prompted … to high risk of bias provided information on the test performance of alternative core needle biopsy techniques … hundred and forty-one studies contributed information on potential harms of different core needle biopsy techniques … of adverse events was low and the incidence of severe complications was less than 1 percent for all techniques

47. Lower Limb Prosthesis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    January 01, 2019 - Similarly, numerous instruments (or techniques) are used to assess current amputee function or status … KQ 1 What assessment techniques used to measure functional ability of adults with major lower limb … What is the association between pre-prescription assessment techniques and validated outcomes with the … (KQ 1 & 2) Assessment techniques (that are used prior to prescription) (KQ 1) Tests, scales, … For the purposes of this review, assessment techniques of interest are those used in clinical practice

48. Dia 1 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2011 - Belton & Steward, 2002)  The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is one of the most widely used MCDA techniques … antidepressants 17 General remarks on use of MCDA and CA methods  MCDA or stated preference techniques …  Stated preference techniques are used to obtain stakeholder preferences over a range of treatment … MCDA techniques, like AHP, can also support the process of decision making.

49. Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    June 01, 2024 - ablative radiotherapy (SABR), is a form of ultra-hypofractionation that uses highly precise delivery techniques … with curative intent, what are the benefits and harms of different treatment planning and delivery techniques … vesicles, pelvic lymph nodes, focal intraprostatic boosts) Various treatment planning and delivery techniques … Advanced imaging for target delineation Dose-volume criteria for OARs Image-guidance techniques Delivery … to each other [all grouped by type of hypofractionation (MHF/UHF)] Treatment planning and delivery techniques

50. Imaging Techniques for Treatment Evaluation for Metastatic Breast Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - EHC FAQs Home Evidence Reports Imaging Techniques … SHARE: Imaging Techniques … Oncology (ASCO), and the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), to guide the use of imaging techniques … Imaging bone metastases in breast cancer: techniques and recommendations for diagnosis. … Project Timeline Imaging Techniques for Treatment Evaluation for Metastatic Breast Cancer Dec 17

51. Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases (pdf file)
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    August 10, 2022 - linear accelerators or cyclotrons have improved the precision and consistency of radiation delivery techniques … Newer techniques include three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3DCRT), which has largely replaced … There is also emerging evidence for use of these newer techniques in nonspine MBD.9 MBD is a heterogeneous … or on optimal dose-fractionation schemes for techniques such as SBRT. … The guideline also states that high quality evidence supporting routine use of advanced techniques (

52. Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    August 01, 2022 - Newer techniques include three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3DCRT), which has largely replaced … There is also emerging evidence for use of these newer techniques in nonspine MBD. 9 MBD is a heterogeneous … or on optimal dose-fractionation schemes for techniques such as SBRT. … The guideline also states that high quality evidence supporting routine use of advanced techniques (e.g … We will compare dose-fractionation schemes and techniques of delivery for both initial palliative radiation

53. Ahrq Community Forum Webinar Branson (pdf file)
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    October 13, 2011 - • What selection techniques are effective? • What has worked for SRA International? … SRA. 8 Techniques for Selecting Patient Representatives • Determine specific information needed … SRA. 9 Techniques for Selecting Patient Representatives • Include more than one patient/consumer

54. Bronchial Disorders | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 23, 2018 - Future Research Needs for the Comparative Effectiveness of Breathing Exercises and/or Retraining Techniques … Systematic Review Archived September 10, 2012 Breathing Exercises and/or Retraining Techniques … Archived January 27, 2011 Comparative Effectiveness of Breathing Exercises and/or Retraining Techniques

55. Liver-Cancer Executive (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2014 - 1 Imaging Techniques for the Diagnosis and Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Executive Summary … What is the comparative test performance of imaging techniques for diagnosing HCC in patients with a … What is the comparative test performance of imaging techniques to predict HCC tumor stage? i. … b Imaging techniques are used singly, in combination, or in sequence with or without biomarkers used … Imaging Techniques for the Diagnosis and Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

56. Er r or Rate Reduction Regarding Lower Limb Prosthesis (pdf file)
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    March 16, 2017 - Similarly, numerous instruments (or techniques) are used to assess current amputee function or status … What assessment techniques used to measure functional ability of adults with major lower limb amputation … What is the association between these pre-prescription assessment techniques and validated outcomes … What is the association between pre-prescription assessment techniques and validated outcomes with the … (KQ 1 & 2) • Assessment techniques (that are used prior to prescription) (KQ 1) o Tests, scales,

57. Core-Needle Biopsy for Breast Abnormalities | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - The imaging techniques include stereotactic radiography, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging ( … Techniques used to extract the biopsy specimen include an automated device and vacuum assistance. … No consensus has been reached about which of these techniques is preferable for attaining the highest … Stereotactically guided automated techniques are associated with a lower sensitivity and a higher specificity

58. Core-Needle Biopsy for Breast Abnormalities (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2016 - The imaging techniques include stereotactic radiography, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imag- ing … Techniques used to extract the biopsy specimen include an automated device and vacuum assistance. … No consensus has been reached about which of these techniques is preferable for attaining the highest … Stereotactically guided automated techniques are associated with a lower sensitivity and a higher specificity

59. Calcineurin Inhibitors for Kidney Transplant | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Question 1 compares immunoassay analysis with liquid chromatographic or mass spectrometric analytical techniques … For Key Question 1, one study compared clinical utility outcomes associated with chromatographic techniques … Findings suggested that chromatographic techniques are more accurate and precise than immunoassays, but

60. Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 01, 2021 - KQ 3: What radiation therapy dose-fractionation schemes, dose-constraints, and techniques are appropriate … KQ 4: What radiation therapy dose-fractionation schemes, dose-constraints, and techniques are appropriate … metastases receiving palliative radiation therapy, how do the different dose-fractionation schemes and techniques … patients who do not receive radiation treatment, patients who are treated with different radiation techniques