New and Emerging Health Technology Reports
Recent Reports from CADTH and Other HTA Agencies
These reports are available without cost at the web sites shown below:
Agence d’évaluation des technologies et des modes d’intervention en santé (AÉTMIS)
- Three-wheel and four-wheel scooters: alternatives to powered wheelchairs?
[English summary, full report in French].
Australia New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network (ANZHSN)
- USCOM: ultrasound cardiac output monitor for patients requiring haemodynamic monitoring.
- Genetic testing for congenital long QT syndrome to identify individuals at high-risk of sudden cardiac death.
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
- Intra-articular hyaluronic acid (viscosupplementation) for hip osteoarthritis.
- Nuchal translucency measurement in first trimester Down syndrome screening.
UK National Horizon Scanning Centre (NHSC)
- Ultrafiltration for acute decompensated heart failure.
- MySkin™ for wound healing (epithelialisation phase).
- Myocardial stress perfusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) assessment of myocardial blood flow in coronary artery disease.
US Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBS)
- Microvolt T-wave alternans testing to risk-stratify patients being considered for ICD therapy for primary prevention of sudden death.
US California Technology Assessment Forum (CTAF)
- Artificial disc replacement for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine.
- Low dose spiral computerized tomography (LDCT) screening for lung cancer.