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1. Connective Tissue Disorders | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2. Soft Tissue Sarcoma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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3. Research Protocol: Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy: Appendix A (pdf file)
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   June 16, 2020 - Silicone OR silicones OR saline OR “gummy bear” OR nanomaterials OR ((“Acellular Dermis”[Mesh] OR “Tissue … acellular OR dermal OR peritoneal) AND (matrices OR matrix)) OR “Surgical Flaps”[Mesh] OR “Adipose Tissue … /transplantation”[Mesh] OR “Tissue Transplantation”[Mesh] OR ((flap OR flaps) AND (surgical OR surgery … Silicone OR silicones OR saline OR “gummy bear” OR nanomaterials OR ((“Acellular Dermis”[Mesh] OR “Tissue … /transplantation”[Mesh] OR “Tissue Transplantation”[Mesh] OR ((flap OR flaps) AND (surgical OR surgery

4. Skin Substitutes for Treating Chronic Wounds (pdf file)
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   October 03, 2019 - products regulated by the FDA (Premarket Approval, 510(k) marketing clearance, and Human cells, tissues … products regulated by the FDA (Premarket Approval, 510(k) marketing clearance, and Human cells, tissues … , and cellular and tissue- based products). … products regulated by the FDA (Premarket Approval, 510(k) marketing clearance, and Human cells, tissues … , and cellular and tissue- based products).

5. Treatments for Fecal Incontinence: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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   July 01, 2016 - Durasphere® tissue- bulking injections (FDA-approved for another condition; unapproved by the FDA for … Injection of biocompatible tissue-bulking agents into the anal canal walls is a newer, nonsurgical … Percent change in scores for three other subscales did not differ. ��� Durasphere® tissue- bulking … PTQ™ injections (both unapproved by the FDA for FI) 2 75 Severity Durasphere® tissue-bulking injections … up to 6 months (-4 to -5 points on the CCFIS), but gains diminished thereafter. ��� Dextranomer tissue

6. Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation for Breast Cancer | Effective Health Care Program
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   April 14, 2021 - therapy aim to reduce treatment time, facilitate convenience, and/or limit radiation exposure to normal tissue … , and has been shown to accomplish some of these aims. 3 As part of PBI, radiation is delivered to tissue … recurrence; short and long-term harms (e.g., Radiation Therapy Oncology Group scores and Late Effects Normal Tissue … , short- and long-term harms (e.g., Radiation Therapy Oncology Group scores and Late Effects Normal Tissue … other short- and long-term harms (e.g., Radiation Therapy Oncology Group scores and Late Effects Normal Tissue

7. Having a breast biopsy. A review of the research for women and thier families (pdf file)
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   May 01, 2016 - Fast Facts � For a breast biopsy, a small amount of breast tissue is taken out. … It looks for changes in breast tissue that may be cancer. … During a breast biopsy, the doctor removes a small amount of tissue from the breast. … After the biopsy, a doctor will look at the tissue under a microscope. … Some of the tissue around the lump also may be taken out.

8. Localized Prostate Cancer | Effective Health Care
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   June 08, 2018 - The prostate and surrounding tissues (rectum, bladder, urethra, and seminal vesicles) are labeled. … A small tissue mass is then shown inside the prostate (a tumor). … The image next zooms out to show more of the man's body, and various tissues are highlighted, including

9. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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   November 01, 2009 - Ionizing radiation is harmful to all tissues, malignant or healthy. … , delivering very little dose to distal tissues. … First, despite advances in medical imaging, the ability to distinguish tumor tissue from normal tissue … This means that isodoses (in Gy) in a given tissue (tissue 12 volumes that receive the same … Third, radiation harms normal tissues as it harms malignant ones, and sparing normal tissues from radiation

10. Technical Brief 13: Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon Cancer (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2012 - subdivided into IIA (T3 tumors that invade through the muscularis propria into the pericolorectal tissues … • What types of tissue specimens (e.g., frozen tissue) are analyzed for the GEP? … What Types of Tissue Specimens (e.g., Frozen Tissue) are Analyzed for the GEP? … paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue. … (was tissue obtained?)

11. Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    June 18, 2020 - In two-stage implant placement, a tissue expander is placed as a first procedure, followed by permanent … Total submuscular placement provides vascularized soft tissue coverage of the implant without the need … . 19 The use of ADMs may reduce the incidence of capsular contracture and may reduce the need for tissue … procedures performed in the U.S. 4 AR is generally described by the anatomic region from where the tissue … /transplantation"[Mesh] OR "Tissue Transplantation"[Mesh] OR ((flap OR flaps) AND (surgical OR surgery

12. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
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    May 01, 2021 - It happens when the tissue dies from a lack of oxygen and blood perfusion, it forms dense scar tissue … their vocal cords, exactly where the cuff of the ETT sits, and the pathology results of the stenotic tissue … narrowing in the trachea and do not begin until the diameter is reduced to approximately 8 mm by scar tissue … ALL research show damage begins within 15 minutes of high cuff pressure and resultant compromised tissue … No one knows the exact length of time it takes for a trachea to narrow with dense scar tissue from a

13. Topic Brief: Regenerative Medicine for Musculoskeletal (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2021 - for OA and 12 studies addressing the comparative effectiveness of regenerative treatments for soft-tissue … medicine interventions which are proposed to repair, regenerate, or replace dysfunctional cells or tissues … compared to one another, and to other interventions for OA of the joints and injuries to joint soft tissues … Regenerative medicine for soft-tissue joint injuries Interventions Regenerative treatments including … Functional Outcomes Following Microfragmented Adipose Tissue Versus Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate

14. Topic Brief: Regenerative Medicine for Musculoskeletal (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2021 - for OA and 12 studies addressing the comparative effectiveness of regenerative treatments for soft-tissue … medicine interventions which are proposed to repair, regenerate, or replace dysfunctional cells or tissues … compared to one another, and to other interventions for OA of the joints and injuries to joint soft tissues … Regenerative medicine for soft-tissue joint injuries Interventions Regenerative treatments including … Functional Outcomes Following Microfragmented Adipose Tissue Versus Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate

15. Diagnosis and Treatment of Tethered Spinal Cord (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2019 - neurological condition in which natural movement of the spinal cord within the spinal column is limited by tissue … congenital condition or newly create the condition.3 At the same time, some individuals with confirmed tissue … Surgically detethering attached tissues within the spinal column is the primary surgical technique. … Furthermore, recurrent symptoms may occur due to scar tissue that can envelop functional nerve roots … retethering (along with renewed symptoms) may reoccur especially during rapid growth or due to new scar tissue

16. Treatments for Chronic Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    April 16, 2020 - Chronic pain is often defined as pain lasting 3 months or longer or persisting past the normal time for tissue

17. Research Protocol: Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy (pdf file)
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    April 09, 2020 - In two-stage implant placement, a tissue expander is placed as a first procedure, followed by permanent … Total submuscular placement provides vascularized soft tissue coverage of the implant Page 2 of … allow for repopulation, revascularization, and integration of the host’s cells into the implanted tissue … .19 The use of ADMs may reduce the incidence of capsular contracture and may reduce the need for tissue … contracture, and implant rupture.14 With AR, breast reconstruction is done with the patient’s own tissue

18. Cancer-Drugs-Utilization Research (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2011 - beneficiaries receiving rituximab had prior diagnoses of neoplasms of lymphatic and hemato- poietic tissue … Figure 1: The proportion (%) of rituximab users with a malignancy of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissue … digestive organs and peritoneum (150.x to 159.x); and 13 percent malignancies of bone, connective tissue … with an imatinib order had a prior diagnosis of malignant neoplasm of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissue … Figure 2: The proportion (%) of imatinib users with a malignancy of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissue

19. 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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    September 20, 2013 - The biopsy may be carried out with needles of varying diameters, and one or more samples of tissue may … Sometimes a vacuum device is used to assist in removing the tissue sample through the needle. … The device is pressed against the tissue at the appropriate location and angle and then the needle is … “fired” into the tissue. … tissue sample ejected from the needle into a sampling container.

20. Diagnosis of Celiac Disease: Current State of the Evidence | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    July 26, 2016 - Guidelines from the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)* recommend anti-tissue transglutaminase … transglutaminase, IgA Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) is an enzyme involved in the cross-linking of … Endomysial antibodies, IgA The endomysium is the thin connective-tissue layer covering individual muscle … Researchers hypothesize that HLA molecules present gluten antigens to T-cells, which in turn induce tissue … NPV = negative predictive value; PPV = positive predictive value; SOE = strength of evidence; tTG = tissue