AHTA - National Horizon Scanning Unit (NHSU) prioritising summaries - 2008
Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network - Technologies Assessed
The reports below are available in pdf format.
Print versions may be requested by sending an email to the healthpact.secretariat@health.gov.au
November
- Electrochemotherapy (ECT) for Malignant Tumours (update) (PDF 172 KB)
- HypoMon for detection of hypoglycaemia in diabetics (PDF 158 KB)
- LifePort Kidney Transporter (PDF 141 KB)
- Masimo non-invasive pulse carbon monoxide oximetry for haemoglobin monitoring (PDF 115 KB)
- Narrow Band Imaging for detection of Precancerous Lesions during Colonoscopy (PDF 103 KB)
- End Stage Dialysis for Kidney Transplantation (PDF 84 KB)
- Rapid Test for Helicobacter Pylori (PDF 169 KB)
- Screening & Eradication of Helicobacter Pylori for Gastric Cancer (PDF 85 KB)
- Ultrasound Elasticity Imaging for diagnosis of Breast Cancer (update) (PDF 117 KB)
August 2008
- Endo PAT for the early detection of atherosclerosis (PDF 195 KB)
- Targetted screening for abdominal aortic anuerysm (PDF 177 KB)
- Tesla MRI (PDF 105 KB)
- Autopulse for cardiac arrest (PDF 91 KB)
- CoughAssist inexsufflator (PDF 110 KB)
- Velscope for oral cancer screening (PDF 83 KB)
- No-invasive prenatal diagnostic test for Down's Syndrome (PDF 427 KB)
- ResQPOD impedance threshhold device (PDF 149 KB)
- SleepStrip (PDF 371 KB)
- Third Eye retroscope (PDF 83 KB)
- Breast Tomosynthesis (PDF 200 KB)
- Remote monitoring for implantable cardiac devices (PDF 173 KB)
- Gestational Diabetes (PDF 173 KB)
- Microvolt (PDF 221 KB)
- MRI - guided high intensity utrasound - uterine fibroids (PDF 223 KB)
May 2008
- Point of care testing for Coeliac disease (PDF 106 KB)
- Impedimed Imp™ for the diagnosis of lymphoedema (PDF 94 KB)
- MR colonography (PDF 159 KB)
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PDF 149 KB)
- MRI for the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (PDF 148 KB)
- GeneSearch™ Breast Lymph Node (BLN) Assay (Update) (PDF 118 KB)
- Delayed enhancement MRI (Update) (PDF 193 KB)
February 2008
- Home studies for the diagnosis of sleep disorders (Update) (PDF 2785 KB)
- Infrared spectroscopy for the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis (PDF 1473 KB)
- Optical Coherence Tomography for multiple sclerosis (MS) prognosis (PDF 1806 KB)
- Scalable Medical Alert Response Technology (SMART) for monotoring patients in a hospital emergency department (PDF 1276 KB)
- Spinal cord stimulation treatment of cardiac syndrome X (PDF 1387 KB)
- Rapid breath test for assessing total body water (PDF 1369 KB)
- Screening for lung cancer utilising computer tomography (CT) (Update) (PDF 2683 KB)
- PillCam ESO (Update) (PDF 192 KB)
- Totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass surgery (Update) (PDF 253 KB)
- Transvaginal pelvic reconstruction using mesh for genitourinary prolapse (Update) (PDF 218 KB)
Reports presented on the Horizon Scanning website are based on information available at the time of research and cannot be expected to cover any developments arising from subsequent improvements to health technologies. The reports are based on a limited literature searches and are not a definitive statement on the safety, effectiveness or cost-effectiveness of the health technology covered. The Commonwealth does not guarantee the accuracy, currency or completeness of the information in the reports presented on this site. The reports are not intended to be used as medical advice and are not intended to be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease, nor should they be used for therapeutic purposes or as a substitute for a health professional's advice. The Commonwealth does not accept any liability for any injury, loss or damage incurred by use of or reliance on the information contained within these reports.
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