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61. Venous-Ulcers-Treatment-Future Research (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2014 - of infection or a biopsy site to acquire adequate cells for growth. 14 o Xenografts are tissues … However, this process is non-selective and will damage healthy, granulating tissues. … Collagenase digests the collagen in necrotic tissue while sparing healthy tissue and allowing for generation … and proliferation of granulation tissue. … Standard terms that describe wound bed appearances and a means of quantifying wound bed tissues need

62. Disposition of Comments Report for Biomarkers for Assessing and Managing Iron Deficiency Anemia in Late-Stage Chronic Kidney Disease (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2011 - considered for future research is whether any of the tests substantially outperform ferritin in detecting tissue … The question of using ferritin in detecting tissue iron overload and in predicting adverse clinical … Do any of the tests substantially outperform ferritin in detecting tissue overload (rather than inflammation … The question of using ferritin in detecting tissue iron overload and in predicting adverse clinical

63. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2009 - charged particles can potentially deliver maximal doses while minimizing irradiation of surrounding tissues … can deliver radiation doses with high precision anywhere in the patient’s body, while sparing healthy tissues

64. C- Evidence-based Practice Center Technical Brief Protocol (pdf file)
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    August 05, 2010 - imaging tool for rheumatologic, orthopedic and neurologic conditions, as it can better delineate soft tissue … Also, because histologically different tissues (as well as healthy and pathologic forms of the same … tissue) contain different concentrations of hydrogen atoms, their respective radiofrequency emissions

65. Cer-265-Radiation-Bone-Disease-Addendum-App (xls file)
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    May 29, 2025 - 1: 2 vs. 1 Grade 2: 1 vs. 1 Grade 3: 0 vs. 1 Grade 4: 0 vs. 0 Grade 5: 0 vs. 0 Musculoskeletal/Soft Tissue

66. Peritoneal Disorders | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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67. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 11 (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2012 - identical genotype results.16,19–23 However, DNA may be more difficult to obtain and purify from some tissues … than from blood, particularly if the tissues have been fixed in paraffin versus fresh samples. … (DNA extraction from formalin-fixed tissue is difficult, but sometimes possible).16 Some studies … , admixture of normal and cancerous tissue, amount of necrosis, timing of collection, and storage technique … discrepancy rates for methods [e.g., FISH, IHC, etc.] used to analyze HER2 status in breast tumor tissue

68. An Evidence Review of Active Surveillance in Men with Localized Prostate Cancer (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2011 - This was the wording of the original Key Question; it refers to the tissue cores obtained through biopsy … In contrast conventional external beam radiation therapy delivers radiation to all involved tissue, … diseased and normal, with targeted tissue receiving 60-70% of the intended dose. … outside the prostate, that tissue response per unit dose between protons and x-rays is virtually … identical, and that radiation damages normal tissues and healthy organs, there are ethical questions

69. Disposition of Comments Report for Core Needle and Open Surgical Biopsy for Diagnosis of Breast Lesions: An Update to the 2009 Report (pdf file)
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    September 10, 2014 - Ultrasound is the standard of care and first choice for any soft tissue mass that is visible with ultrasound … are misleading and not in compliance with the current ASCO/CAP guidelines for processing of breast tissue … The use of rapid fixation and/or tissue processing could introduce processing artifact and affect tissue … Because our selection criteria did not specify a specific breast biopsy tissue processing method, we … The biopsy is a procedure to gather tissue for the further evaluation of a suspicious lesions…perhaps

70. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2014 - uncontrolled metabolic disorder, hyperuricemia, in which uric acid crystals are deposited in body tissues … which are purported to secrete a wide variety of growth factors and cytokines, and may promote tissue … PRP therapy has been used by high-profile athletes to speed their recovery process after soft tissue … . 32 MSCs isolated from these different tissues are purported to exhibit differences in their ability … Connective tissue diseases: Belimumab for systemic lupus erythematosus: breaking through?

71. Refining Key Questions: Interactive Case Study Quiz
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    May 01, 2010 - factor (e.g., on damaged tissue), it activates factors IX and X to initiate the clotting leading to … This normal physiological mechanism suggests that rFVIIa activity is targeted to areas of tissue damage … This mechanism is relatively specific to areas of tissue damage. … The coagulopathy develops when there is tissue injury in combination with hypotension. … J Clin Rehabil Tissue Eng Res 2009;13:3580-4. Lodge JPA, Jonas S, Jones RM, et al.

72. Refining Key Questions: Interactive Case Study Quiz
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    May 01, 2010 - factor (e.g., on damaged tissue), it activates factors IX and X to initiate the clotting leading to … This normal physiological mechanism suggests that rFVIIa activity is targeted to areas of tissue damage … This mechanism is relatively specific to areas of tissue damage. … The coagulopathy develops when there is tissue injury in combination with hypotension. … J Clin Rehabil Tissue Eng Res 2009;13:3580-4. Lodge JPA, Jonas S, Jones RM, et al.

73. head-neck-cancer-update-140204 (pdf file)
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    February 04, 2014 - CER asked whether any of these modalities is more effective than the others: 1) in reducing normal tissue … precise dose calculations than achieved with 2DRT by taking into account axial anatomy and complex tissue … precise conformity of the radiation to the tumor volume, with very rapid dose fall-off in surrounding tissues … high dose of ionizing radiation conformally to the target volume while sparing uninvolved, normal tissues … are needed to ablate a tumor and sterilize the tumor margins, minimizing damage to adjacent normal tissues

74. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    January 10, 2012 - Pressure ulcers are caused by long periods of uninterrupted pressure exerted on the skin, soft tissue … , muscle, and bone, leading to the development of localized ischemia, tissue inflammation, tissue anoxia … age, continence, mobility, Malnutrition Screening Tool score, and special risk factors including tissue

75. Breast-Biopsy-Update Executive (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2014 - available: fine-needle aspiration, biopsy with a hollow core needle, or open surgical retrieval of tissue … Fine-needle aspiration samples cells and does not assess tissue architecture, is generally considered … Core-needle biopsy, which retrieves a sample of tissue, and open surgical procedures are the most frequently … For example, some biopsy procedures may retrieve larger amounts of tissue, improving test performance … , but the retrieval of larger amounts of tissue may also result in more complications, such as bleeding

76. Breast-Abnormalities-Tests-Update Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2010 - morphological characteristics of the breast lesion; the presence of calcifications; the density of the breast tissue … Harmonic ultrasound: Ultrasound waves develop harmonics as they pass through breast tissue. … Positron emission tomography: A method of imaging the metabolic patterns of tissues by tracking the … Scintimammography: A method of imaging metabolic patterns of tissues by tracking the metabolism of a … Ultrasound: a method of imaging anatomy by observing the reflections of high- frequency sound waves off of tissues

77. Disposition of Comments for Pressure Ulcer Treatment Strategies: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
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    May 08, 2013 - tool combines surface area (a continuous outcome) with two categorical outcomes (for exudate and tissue … Many cannot discriminate new white epithelium at the wound edge from “macerated” tissue except by … Introduction Compression-induced damage and internal tissue strains are related. … The definition of “unstageable” and suspected deep tissue injury” pressure ulcers should be included … Compression- induced damage and internal tissue strains are related.

78. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    November 08, 2011 - Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review Uninterrupted pressure exerted on the skin, soft tissue … , muscle, and bone can lead to the development of localized ischemia, tissue inflammation, tissue anoxia

79. Executive summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 274: Diagnosis and Treatment of Tethered Spinal Cord (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2024 - is a condition in which the lower end of the spinal cord is abnormally attached to the surrounding tissues

80. Organ Donation | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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