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CADTH » Search All Products » Environmental Scanning » Health Technology Update » Issue 7, September 2007 » Scanning the Horizon

Scanning the Horizon



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Aerial view of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Photo courtesy of Tourism Vancouver.

Informing Decision Makers About Emerging Medical Technologies

Interest in positron emission tomography (PET) remains high across Canada. In this issue of the Health Technology Update, we present an article about a new diagnostic tool that combines the molecular imaging of PET with mammography. PET mammography, or “positron emission mammography,” can detect lesions in the breast that are two to three times smaller than lesions that can be detected with whole-body PET. (Stay tuned for our January 2008 issue, which will bring you an update on PET scanners in Canada and on developments in the licensing of the radiopharmaceuticals used in the scans.)

New and emerging technologies for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, hypertension, refractory angina pain, and newborn brain injury are also featured in this issue. We hope you will find the articles informative and useful.