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1. Noninvasive Diagnostic Techniques for the Detection of Skin Cancers (pdf file)
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   December 01, 2014 - Noninvasive Diagnostic Techniques for the Detection of Skin Cancers Noninvasive Diagnostic Techniques … What are some of the newer techniques/modalities in development? Guiding Question 2. … Newer techniques in development? … Imaging techniques for the in vivo diagnosis of melanoma. [Review] [50 refs]. … Noninvasive techniques for the evaluation of skin color. [Review] [32 refs].

2. Topic 0414 Imaging techniques and metastatic breast cancer tx NSD FINAL (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2013 - Topic 0414 Imaging techniques and metastatic breast cancer tx NSD FINAL … Comparative Effectiveness of Imaging Techniques … Document Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps  Comparative Effectiveness of Imaging Techniques … A variety of techniques may be used based on treatment strategy and location of metastases. …  There currently is limited evidence that directly compares imaging techniques.

3. Future Research Needs for the Comparative Effectiveness of Breathing Exercises and/or Retraining Techniques in the Treatment of Asthma (pdf file)
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   September 01, 2012 - , relaxation techniques, and other lifestyle modifications) on asthma outcomes? … that include breathing techniques. … : hyperventilation reduction breathing techniques (e.g., Buteyko breathing), yoga breathing techniques … that include breathing techniques. … 3 What effects do breathing techniques have on the autonomic nervous system?

4. Project Title: Evaluation of Suspicious Skin Lesions Using Non-Invasive Diagnostic Techniques, a Technical Brief (pdf file)
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   August 23, 2010 - Project Title: Evaluation of Suspicious Skin Lesions Using Non-Invasive Diagnostic Techniques, a Technical … Project Title: Technical Brief - Evaluation of Suspicious Skin Lesions Using Non-Invasive Diagnostic Techniques … Guiding Questions Guiding question 1: What are the different non-invasive techniques/modalities that … What kinds of training and certifications are needed to use these techniques/modalities? e. … What are some of the newer techniques/modalities in development?

5. Intravascular Diagnostic Procedures and Imaging Techniques Versus Angiography Alone in Coronary Stenting: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2014 - Intravascular Diagnostic Procedures and Imaging Techniques Versus Angiography Alone in Coronary Stenting … Research Needs Future Research Needs Paper Number 25 Intravascular Diagnostic Procedures and Imaging Techniques … Intravascular Diagnostic Procedures and Imaging Techniques Versus Angiography Alone in Coronary Artery … The CER found 37 studies that directly compared patient outcomes for different techniques. … Our CER focused on the use of intravascular diagnostics and excluded noninvasive techniques.

6. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2010 - Results of Topic Selection Process & Next Steps  Intravascular diagnostic procedures and imaging techniques … )  Several adjunctive intravascular techniques have been developed to offer more detailed anatomic … The most commonly used techniques with a variety of applications are the intravascular ultrasound (IVUS … Clinical consultation on this topic indicates that there is emerging data on different techniques for … This literature includes studies that address the comparative effectiveness of imaging techniques.

7. Coronary-Artery-Stenting Executive (pdf file)
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   February 01, 2013 - These techniques are described in detail in the full report. … to answer Key Question 2 for all techniques other than IVUS. … There were no comparative studies evaluating any other techniques. … There were no comparative studies evaluating any other techniques. … There are no published comparative studies evaluating novel techniques.

8. Liver-Cancer Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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   July 24, 2013 - July 24, 2013 Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Imaging Techniques … What is the comparative test performance of imaging techniques for diagnosing HCC? i. … What is the comparative test performance of imaging techniques on diagnostic thinking? c. … The strategies could include the techniques being used singly or in a specific sequence. … CT, or imaging techniques used before 1995) will be excluded

9. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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   August 19, 2011 - Protocol Project Title: Comparative Effectiveness of Intravascular Diagnostic Procedures and Imaging Techniques … treatment decisionmaking.4 Among the IVDx imaging techniques used to visualize coronary anatomy, … IVDx techniques are potentially valuable in a number of clinical scenarios. … We plan to evaluate the impact of IVDx techniques on the diagnostic thinking of physicians. … Vulnerable plaque imaging—current techniques. J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2009;2:9-18.

10. Asthma-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2011 - 1 Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 71 Breathing Exercises and/or Retraining Techniques in … We also examine adverse effects of these techniques. … Versus Other Breathing Techniques Key Points: • Hyperventilation reduction breathing techniques may … Versus Other Breathing Techniques Key Points: • Hyperventilation reduction breathing techniques do … Breathing retraining techniques appear unlikely to cause harm.

11. Disposition of Comments Report for Intravascular Diagnostic Procedures and Imaging Techniques Versus Angiography Alone in Coronary Artery Stenting (pdf file)
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    February 26, 2013 - Disposition of Comments Report for Intravascular Diagnostic Procedures and Imaging Techniques Versus … Intravascular Diagnostic Procedures and Imaging Techniques Versus Angiography Alone in Coronary Artery … together even though the respective diagnostic techniques serve different purposes. … FFR) should not be compared to intravascular imaging techniques (i.e. … are intended to provide and the type of clinical decisions the respective techniques inform.

12. Disposition of Comments Report for Breathing Exercises and/or Retraining Techniques in the Treatment of Asthma: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
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    September 10, 2012 - Disposition of Comments Report for Breathing Exercises and/or Retraining Techniques in the Treatment … Review Disposition of Comments Report Research Review Title: Breathing Exercises and/or Retraining Techniques … Breathing Exercises and/or Retraining Techniques in the Treatment of Asthma: Comparative Effectiveness … non-specific) effects of the breathing techniques, rest of paragraph develops this theme. … Results after applying Buteyko techniques for 6 months.

13. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    February 10, 2010 - Review Protocol Project Title: Comparative Effectiveness of Breathing Exercises and/or Retraining Techniques … Does the efficacy and/or effectiveness of breathing techniques for asthma health outcomes differ between … Does the efficacy and/or effectiveness of breathing techniques for other asthma outcomes differ between … Does the efficacy and/or effectiveness of breathing techniques for other asthma outcomes differ according … are not a primary treatment Comparator  Other breathing techniques alone or in combination with

14. Medical-Evidence-Communication Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    July 31, 2012 - Communication Techniques Government agencies and institutions, advocacy groups, media organizations, … They use various techniques to communicate evidence so that target audiences can understand it better … Several other communication techniques exist such as applying plain language principles, varying the … Strategies and techniques discussed in this review could be beneficial for several audiences. … (e.g., tailoring and targeting) compared to single techniques.

15. Disposition of Comments Report for Imaging Techniques for the Diagnosis and Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (pdf file)
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    October 23, 2014 - Disposition of Comments Report for Imaging Techniques for the Diagnosis and Staging of Hepatocellular … Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report Research Review Title: Imaging Techniques … Imaging Techniques for the Diagnosis and Staging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. … The authors do state that a trial comparing different imaging techniques might be feasible. … Imaging techniques may be used alone, in various combinations or algorithms, and/or with liver-specific

16. Executive Summary: Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Bone Disease: Effectiveness and Harms (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2023 - is variation in palliative EBRT delivery and lack of consensus on indications for use of advanced techniques … and harms of EBRT for palliative treatment of MBD, comparing dose-fractionation schemes and delivery techniques … • Harms may be similar across dose/fraction schemes and techniques, and serious harms were rare … Regarding delivery techniques, SBRT was associated with increased likelihood of overall pain response … Summary of evidence of delivery techniques for EBRT for initial radiation for MBD: Key Question 1 (pain

17. 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 … Imaging Techniques for Treatment Evaluation for Metastatic Breast Cancer. Technical Brief No. 17.

18. Topic 0586 LUTS Secondary to BPH NSD FINAL (pdf file)
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    January 07, 2014 - The nominator is also interested in the comparative effectiveness of diagnostic techniques and strategies … PICO (2 of 2) Population(s): Adult males, aged 45 or older with nocturia Intervention(s): Diagnostic techniques … exclude other causes of nocturia (e.g., diabetes, heart failure) Comparator(s): All other diagnostic techniques … on the comparative effectiveness of pharmacotherapy treatment options for LUTS/BPH and diagnostic techniques

19. 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?

20. 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