Anticipating and Assessing Health Care Technology, Volume 2

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Introduction

   • H. David Banta

   Pages 1-12

3. Disease prevention and health promotion

   • H. David Banta

   Pages 13-27

4. Nutrition

   • H. David Banta

   Pages 29-38

5. The brain, behavior, and mental health

   • H. David Banta

   Pages 39-49

6. Reproductive health

   • H. David Banta

   Pages 51-58

7. Fetal and child health

   • H. David Banta

   Pages 59-65

8. Medical imaging and other diagnostic technologies

   • H. David Banta

   Pages 67-78

9. Biotechnology-related developments

   • H. David Banta

   Pages 79-90

10. Biologics and pharmaceuticals

    • H. David Banta

    Pages 91-104

11. Blood banking

    • H. David Banta

    Pages 105-111

12. Artificial and transplanted organs and tissues

    • H. David Banta

    Pages 113-120

13. Laser technology

    • H. David Banta

    Pages 121-131

14. Other progress in therapy

    • H. David Banta

    Pages 133-142

15. Rehabilitation and home care

    • H. David Banta

    Pages 143-154

16. Oral health

    • H. David Banta

    Pages 155-160

17. Alternative therapy

    • H. David Banta

    Pages 161-167

18. The computer: clinical applications

    • H. David Banta

    Pages 169-179

19. The computer: organizational and analytical applications

    • H. David Banta

    Pages 181-190

20. Basic and applied sciences

    • H. David Banta

    Pages 191-199

As noted in the Foreword, this report is the second of several volumes resulting from this study of future health care technology. The purpose of the study, as formulated by the STG, was to analyze future health care technology. Part of the task was to develop an 'early warning system' for health care technology. The primary goal of the project was to develop a list or description of a number of possible and probable future health care technologies, as well as information on their importance. Within the limits of time and money, this has been done. This report is the description of anticipated future health care technologies. However, given the vast number of possible future health care technologies, complete information on the importance of each area could not be developed in any depth for all technology. Therefore, four specific technologies were chosen and were prospectively assessed. These future technologies were examined in more depth, looking particularly at their future health and policy implications. Subsequently, the project was extended to September 1987, and two additional technologies are being assessed.

• Monitor
• bone
• diagnosis
• health
• health care
• imaging
• magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• positron emission tomography (PET)
• prevention
• rehabilitation
• respiration
• robotics
• surgery
• tissue
• tomography

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