Ongoing mini-HTAs in Norway in November 2024

In November 2024, the following ongoing mini-HTA assessments for cardiovascular, diagnostic imaging, e-health, gastrointestinal, in-vitro diagnostics, interventional radiology, men’s health, pulmonary and airways, robotic surgery, and some other fields are evaluated as a part of a framework for the managed introduction of innovations "New Methods" in Norway. Some examples are listed below: 

• Pulmonary vein isolation with Pulsed Field Ablation;
• Introduction of Berlin Heart EXCOR for long-term mechanical circulatory support in children with terminal heart failure;
• Robot-assisted ultrasound on pregnant women;
• Use of the artificial intelligence application BoneView (by Gleamer) for analysis of diagnostic images in suspected fractures;
• Breathe Better – A digital tool to strengthen the health skills of people with chronic lung disease;
• Use of artificial intelligence (icobrain MS) for annotation and reporting of MS plaques and volumetry;
• MemoPlanner as a facilitation tool for coping with everyday life;
• Trial of mobile patient monitoring in patients with a need for cEWS follow-up;
• Assessment of models for Closed drug loop in Oslo University Hospital;
• Artificial intelligence (AI)-based image interpretation for diabetic retinopathy;
• Transarterial radioembolization of liver tumors;
• Return of intestinal contents in patients with intestinal failure using The Insides System pump;
• Removal of intestinal polyps;
• Mobile Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor Test Kit for the detection of nerve agents and other cholinesterase inhibitors;
• Poly-marker in endometrial cancer to de-escalate treatment.

The full details in Norwegian can be found here.

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