| Table 1. Some technologies proposed as obsolete or ineffective. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Technology proposed as obsolete or ineffective | Comparator | Person or body proposing obsolete technology. |
| Extra-intracranial arterial bypass surgery for stroke-prevention treatment. | Not indicated (ineffective) | Medicare (22) |
| Thermography in breast cancer | Not indicated (ineffective) | Medicare (22) |
| Radiography of the lower back for non-specific pain in patients aged 20-49 years | Not indicated (ineffective) | Danish Centre for Evaluation and Health Technology Assessment (DACEHTA) (24) |
| Partial nephrectomy by open surgery for diverse indications | Laparoscopic nephrectomy | Abbou et al. (25) |
| Rigid bronchoscopy | Flexible bronchoscopy | Montero-Cantú et al. (26) |
| Active guidewire catheters for coronary arteriography | Passive guidewire catheters for coronary arteriography | Linnemeier (27) |
| Iterative tubo-ovarian surgery | In vitro fertilisation | Dequesne et al. (28) |