| Technology is very appealing, especially in the medical | | | | studies in a handful of academic medical centers of |
| field, where time and accuracy is very vital. They are | | | | excellence before they are introduced to the market. |
| believed to be helpful. Consequently, countless of | | | | While in the United States, industry influences the |
| medical equipments are developed and created every | | | | spread and use of the medical technologies. |
| year. The newer, the more it is attractive to people. | | | | Manufacturers invest their money by paying studies, |
| But, it is said that one should not conclude that the | | | | medical meetings, advertisements and sign up influential |
| newer, the better. In addition, they are highly priced, | | | | and famous physicians. There are possibilities that |
| contributing to a costly medical care. Evidence is not | | | | money and not strict assessments and tests that |
| enough to prove that they really are superior to the | | | | made equipments pass and approved. Surgeons |
| older ones. Like laser that made its popularity in 80's | | | | promote a certain medical technology not because it is |
| and 90's. The use of laser to melt the brain becomes | | | | effective but most probably because he's been pay |
| widespread. They said it is far more accurate than the | | | | well. |
| traditional procedure of removing the tumor in the brain. | | | | Business industry is inseparable in the development of |
| Later, they just realize how it is expensive and | | | | technology that is very helpful to diagnose and treat |
| demands longer time to finish the procedure. Its effect | | | | the disease. But we should not let the industry to |
| in the patient was not that good. | | | | influence the production of high quality equipment. We |
| Yet again, surgeons are using another technology that | | | | should also be wise in regard to the cost of the new |
| are told to be as well, a useful equipment for surgery. | | | | technology and choose those that are worth the price. |
| Intraoparative surgical navigation uses the imaging | | | | Medical technology, with their usefulness comes with |
| scans that create a 3-D picture of the brain. | | | | side effects and negatives, like for example image |
| Neurosurgeons are guided by these images in | | | | scanners could emit a high dose of radiation. Over |
| removing as larger as possible tumor but at the same | | | | exposure could cause the patient risk of cancer and |
| time avoiding the damage of the surrounding brain | | | | many other untoward reactions. In addition a study |
| tissue. | | | | conducted in Loyola University Chicago Stritch resulted |
| What we actually need is proof which claim is the | | | | to the discovery that an ordinary exams by a skilled |
| truth. Well-designed studies could tell us what we want | | | | physician could do better than imaging scans in |
| to ask. International model are very suggestive to a | | | | predicting the need of another operation for a brain |
| reliable result. In other well developed countries, new | | | | surgery patients. |
| medical technologies are undergone into a series of | | | | |