Top 10 Medical Technologies To Watch For In 2009

I love these kind of lists. Trying to peer into the crystal ball is always a most interesting exercise. Here's what the Cleveland Clinic says will shape 2009, as reported in this Chicago Tribune news article, "10 medical technologies to watch in 2009." I give you the list, and you'll want to read the full article to get a better understanding of what this means to our health and our lives. And your top ten are . . .

1. Circulating Tumor Cell Technology
2. Warm Organ Perfusion Device
3. Diaphragm Pacing System
4. Multi-Spectral Imaging Systems
5. Percutaneous Mitral Valve Regurgitation Repair
6. New Strategies for Creating Vaccines for Avian Flu
7. LESS and NOTES Applications: LESS (laparoendoscopic single-site surgery) takes laparoscopic surgery to a new level by reducing the process to a small cut in the belly button. NOTES (natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery) bypasses normal incisions
8. Integration of Diffusion Tensor Imaging
9. Doppler-Guided Uterine Artery Occlusion
10. Private Sector National Health Information Exchange

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