This report evaluates the analytical validity, clinical validity, and clinical utility of the FilmArray Respiratory Panel 2.
Publications
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Envisia Genomic Classifier (Veracyte)
This report evaluates the analytical validity, clinical validity, and clinical utility of the Envisia Genomic Classifier.
Proton Beam Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Focus of the Report: This report focuses on the use of proton beam therapy (PBT) to treat prostate cancer.
Technology Description: PBT is a type of external radiation treatment in which positively charged subatomic particles (protons) are precisely targeted to a specific tissue mass us…
Processed Nerve Allografts with the Avance Nerve Graft (Axogen Corporation) for Peripheral Nerve Discontinuities
Focus of the Report: This report addresses the use of processed nerve allografts (Avance Nerve Graft) for repair of peripheral nerve discontinuities.
Technology Description: The Avance Nerve Graft is a processed nerve allograft intended for bridging nerve discontinuities to support reg…
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy After Surgery for Pilonidal Disease
Focus of the Report: This report addresses the use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) used in addition to standard wound care following surgery to treat pilonidal disease.
Technology Description: NPWT uses a device to apply subatmospheric pressure in a closed environment to cont…
Phacocanaloplasty for Concomitant Cataract and Open-Angle Glaucoma
Focus of the Report: The focus of this report is phacocanaloplasty (P-CP) for the treatment of concomitant open-angle glaucoma (OAG) and cataract in adult patients.
Technology Description: P-CP combines phacoemulsification (phaco), the standard care cataract extraction and intraocular …
Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation with the Coolief Cooled RF (Avanos Medical Inc.) System for Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Focus of the Report: This report evaluates cooled radiofrequency ablation (CRFA) using the Coolief Cooled Radiofrequency system (Avanos Medical Inc.) for pain associated with knee osteoarthritis (KOA).
Technology Description: CRFA is intended to use less heat than conventional radiofre…
Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation with the Coolief Cooled RF (Avanos Medical Inc.) System for Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Focus of the Report: This report evaluates cooled radiofrequency ablation (CRFA) using the Coolief Cooled Radiofrequency system (Avanos Medical Inc.) for pain associated with knee osteoarthritis (KOA).
Technology Description: CRFA is intended to use less heat than conventional radiofre…
Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Refractory Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Focus of Report: Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) with real-time magnetic resonance imaging thermography is being investigated as a minimally invasive surgical alternative for treatment of mesial refractory temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE).
Technology Description: LITT delivers …
Pharmacogenetic Testing to Guide Codeine or Tramadol Prescribing for Pain in Pediatric Patients
This report evaluates the clinical utility of pharmacogenetic testing for CYP2D6 gene variants prior to prescribing codeine or tramadol to improve opioid treatment–related outcomes in pediatric patients with organic causes of pain.