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Which are the up-and-coming technologies and which will have the biggest impact on healthcare in 2013?

Cleveland Clinic's culture of innovation naturally fosters a good deal of discussion about new "game changing" technologies and which ones will have the greatest impact each year. The passion of our clinicians and researchers for getting the best care for patients drives a continuous dialogue on what state-of-the art medical technologies are just over the horizon.

This book was developed to share outside Cleveland Clinic what our clinical leaders are saying to each other and what innovations they feel will help shape healthcare over the next 12 months.

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#1 Bariatric Surgery for Control of Diabetes:

The pancreas normally makes enough insulin to keep the supply and use of glucose in the body in balance. Glucose is used by cells for energy, but when the delicate glucose balancing system is disrupted—most often because of obesity—Type 2 diabetes develops..
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#2 Neuromodulation Therapy for Cluster and Migraine Headaches:

Headaches rank just after the common cold as the ailment that bothers most Americans, and for 50 million of them the headaches are so severe that they consult a doctor.
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#3 Mass Spectrometry for Bacterial Identification:

Clinical microbiology laboratories perform essential tests that allow physicians to diagnose and treat bacterial infections. Specimens such as blood, cerebrospinal fluid, or urine are collected from patients with a suspected infection and sent to the laboratory for culture.
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#4 Novel Medications for Advanced Prostate Cancer:

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and the second leading cause of death due to cancer in men. As many as 20 to 30 percent of men see their prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels rise again at some point after surgery...
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#5 Handheld Optical Scan for Melanoma:

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, affecting millions each year. One in five Americans will develop this cancer in their lifetime.
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#6 Femtosecond Laser Cataract Surgery:

The eye is a complex organ that sends nerve impulses to the brain when stimulated by reflected light rays. The brain can then process these impulses and create the perception of vision.
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#7 Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion:

The respiratory system, consisting of the lungs and air passages, provides the body with a continuous supply of oxygen as well as a means of removing carbon dioxide. The life-sustaining oxygen that we inhale 17,000 times a day passes from the lungs to the bloodstream...
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#8 Modular Device for Treating Complex Aneurysms:

When someone has an aneurysm, there is a weak balloon-like bulge in the wall of the aorta that causes the diameter to sometimes double in size over a period of months or years..
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#9 Breast Tomosynthesis:

After cancers of the skin, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, accounting for nearly one in four cancers diagnosed in American women today.
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#10 Healthcare Programs with Monetary Incentives:

Chronic diseases and infections coupled with rising medical costs threaten both the health of Americans and the economic wellbeing of the United States. Almost half of all adult Americans are living with a chronic illness, while 75% of deaths each year are due to one of these chronic diseases.
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2013 Medical Innovation Summit

October 14-16, 2013

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