” said Dr. A., an Attending in Radiation Oncology. He continued to explain her case as we walked briskly down the hallways of the hospital. I followed him into the radiation treatment room to meet the patient and learn about the procedure which, sadly, would not eradicate her disease...
For more than 80 years, cystoscopy has been the gold standard for identification of urothelial carcinoma (UCa). Because of many factors, such as pain of the patients during this procedure or the costs involved... Kerstin Lang, Christina U. Köhler, Katharina Wichert, Thomas Deix, Georg Bart...
there are two important statistical processes namely using a probability sampling method (commonly known as “random sampling”) [1], and calculating an appropriate sample size [2]. Both are equally important to ensure a good representative sample for the ...
Notes: For purposes of this policy, apnea is defined as a cessation of airflow for at least 10 seconds. Hypopnea is defined as an abnormal respiratory event lasting at least 10 seconds with at least a 30 % reduction in thoraco-abdominal movement or airflow as compared to baseline, and wi...
The intent of the classification procedure is to sort all the pixels in a digital image into one of several classes. Manual image classification is not always reliable and is time consuming. In biomedical applications, the automatic technique of classification could help large-scale image datasets ...
Policy Scope of Policy This Clinical Policy Bulletin addresses pulsed electromagnetic stimulation. Experimental, Investigational, or Unproven High frequency pulsed electromagnetic stimulation Aetna considers high frequency pulsed electromagnetic stimulation (also known as therapeutic magnetic resonance) experimental, ...
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2.2. Procedure The study took place in a city University hospital in the area of Thessaloniki, Greece. After obtaining ethical permission of the “Ethical committee of the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki”, all medical staff working in the Departments of Internal medicine...
Policy Scope of Policy This Clinical Policy Bulletin addresses buprenorphine implant and extended-release buprenorphine injectables. Medical Necessity Aetna considers the following interventions medically necessary: Probuphine (buprenorphine) implant for subdermal administration for maintenance treatment of opioid ...
Policy Scope of Policy This Clinical Policy Bulletin addresses air conduction and implantable hearing aids. Medical Necessity Aetna considers the following medically necessary: Air conduction hearing aids when the following criteria are met: Hearing thresholds 40 decibels (dB) HL or greater at 500, 100...