The list is assembled by asking numerous Cleveland Clinic clinicians and researchers, “What game-changing medical technology, device, or therapy do you see breaking through in 2009?”
Here are the top 10 medical innovations for 2009, according to the Cleveland Clinic Web site.
- Use of Circulating Tumor Cell Technology
- Warm Organ Perfusion Device
- Diaphragm Pacing System
- Multi-Spectral Imaging Systems
- Percutaneous Mitral Valve Regurgitation Repair
- New Strategies for Creating Vaccines for Avian Flu
- Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) and Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopy (NOTES) Applications
- Integration of Diffusion Tensor Imaging (Tractography)
- Doppler-Guided Uterine Artery Occlusion
- Private Sector National Health Information Exchange
This is the third edition of the list.
Learn more about the Top 10 Medical Innovations.
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