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	<title>Global Neurosurgery Product Markets</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:39:21 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>U.S. Surgical Procedure Volumes</title>
	<link>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A607</link>
	<description> <![CDATA[ ... read more ]]>  </description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:39:21 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Opportunities in Global Medical Devices and Diagnostics</title>
	<link>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=HRI-252</link>
	<description> <![CDATA[ ... read more ]]>  </description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:39:21 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>Current and Emerging U.S. Markets for Myocardial Revascularization, Repair, and Regeneration Products and Technologies</title>
	<link>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A236</link>
	<description> <![CDATA[ Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., killing one person nearly every minute. Coronary heart disease--a group of disorders that result in a reduction in blood flow through... read more ]]>  </description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:39:21 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>U.S. Markets for Directed Energy-Based Surgical Systems</title>
	<link>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A557</link>
	<description> <![CDATA[ Tissue-altering directed energy-based surgical systems utilizing cryogenic, laser, microwave, radiofrequency, or ultrasound technologies are widely used in an array of applications including... read more ]]>  </description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:39:21 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>European Markets for Heart Valve Repair and Replacement Products</title>
	<link>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A260</link>
	<description> <![CDATA[ As the sizable European population both grows and ages, the number of people in the region living with congenital or acquired heart valve disorders continues to increase.  In 200... read more ]]>  </description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:39:21 GMT</pubDate>
	<guid>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A260</guid>
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	<title>U.S. Surgical Procedure Volumes</title>
	<link>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A606</link>
	<description> <![CDATA[ The number of surgical procedures performed in the United States (U.S.) is increasing; however, the share of inpatient hospitalizations is decreasing in favor of patient visits to freestandi... read more ]]>  </description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:39:21 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>U.S. Markets for Surgical and Nonsurgical Aesthetic Products and Therapies</title>
	<link>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A581</link>
	<description> <![CDATA[ The demand for surgical and nonsurgical aesthetic or cosmetic treatment has exploded in the United States (U.S.), with dozens of new treatments for improving the appearance of the 75 million... read more ]]>  </description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:39:21 GMT</pubDate>
	<guid>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A581</guid>
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	<title>European Markets for Neurosurgical and Neurointerventional Products</title>
	<link>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A578</link>
	<description> <![CDATA[ In 2006, the European neurosurgical and neurointerventional products market totaled approximately $338.9 million, with neurointerventional products accounting for 39.2% of sales; followed by... read more ]]>  </description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:39:21 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>U.S. Markets for Image-Guided Surgery Products</title>
	<link>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A573</link>
	<description> <![CDATA[ Over the past decade, image-guided surgery has become a recognized standard of care in the management of a number of cranial, otorhinolaryngologic, spine, orthopedic, and cardiovascular diso... read more ]]>  </description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:39:21 GMT</pubDate>
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	<title>U.S. Markets for General and Pelvic Endoscopic Surgery Products</title>
	<link>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A567</link>
	<description> <![CDATA[ Nearly 6 million general and pelvic endoscopic surgical procedures were performed in the U.S. in 2006.  The advantages of endoscopic surgery over open surgery include lower overall treatment... read more ]]>  </description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:39:21 GMT</pubDate>
	<guid>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A567</guid>
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	<title>European Markets for the Surgical Treatment of Male Urinary Incontinence</title>
	<link>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A451</link>
	<description> <![CDATA[ Urinary incontinence (UI) afflicts more than 50 million people in the United States (U.S.) and Europe. Stress urinary incontinence (SUI), the most common form of UI, afflicts an estimated 2 ... read more ]]>  </description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:39:21 GMT</pubDate>
	<guid>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A451</guid>
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	<title>U.S. Markets for Orthopedic Implant, Reconstruction, and Trauma Products</title>
	<link>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A311</link>
	<description> <![CDATA[ In 2006, U.S. sales of orthopedic implant, reconstruction, and trauma products totaled approximately $12.2 billion. Over the forecast period covered by this report, sales of these products a... read more ]]>  </description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:39:21 GMT</pubDate>
	<guid>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A311</guid>
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	<title>U.S. Markets for Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty and Coronary Stenting Products</title>
	<link>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A241</link>
	<description> <![CDATA[ Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and coronary stenting represent the device-based, non-surgical treatments of choice for patients with advanced coronary heart disease th... read more ]]>  </description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:39:21 GMT</pubDate>
	<guid>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A241</guid>
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	<title>U.S. Markets for Obesity Drugs and Bariatric Surgical Devices</title>
	<link>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A150</link>
	<description> <![CDATA[ Obesity is a global epidemic, afflicting more than 66 million people in the United States (U.S.) and an estimated 300 million people worldwide.  Obesity directly contributes to several life-... read more ]]>  </description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:39:21 GMT</pubDate>
	<guid>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A150</guid>
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	<title>Opportunities in Global Medical Devices and Diagnostics</title>
	<link>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=HRI-251</link>
	<description> <![CDATA[ The global medical device and diagnostics (MD&D) industry generated nearly $220 billion in revenues in 2005, of which nearly one-half were concentrated in four major technology segments - in... read more ]]>  </description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:39:21 GMT</pubDate>
	<guid>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=HRI-251</guid>
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	<title>European Surgical Procedure Volumes</title>
	<link>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A612</link>
	<description> <![CDATA[ In previous years, conventional, open surgical procedures in the European Union (EU) countries of  France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom (U.K.) were common practice for most ... read more ]]>  </description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:39:21 GMT</pubDate>
	<guid>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A612</guid>
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	<title>U.S. Markets for Neurostimulation Products</title>
	<link>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A577</link>
	<description> <![CDATA[ One of the most promising medical device markets to date is neurostimulation.  This market--defined in this report as including several types of implantable neurostimulation systems (cochlea... read more ]]>  </description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:39:21 GMT</pubDate>
	<guid>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A577</guid>
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	<title>U.S. Markets for Neurosurgical and Neurointerventional Surgical Products</title>
	<link>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A576</link>
	<description> <![CDATA[ In 2005, nearly $1.1 billion was spent on neurosurgical and neurointerventional surgical products in the United States.  Growing at a healthy compound annual rate of 4.1%, sales of these pro... read more ]]>  </description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:39:21 GMT</pubDate>
	<guid>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A576</guid>
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	<title>U.S. Markets for Specialty Endoscopic Surgery Products</title>
	<link>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A566</link>
	<description> <![CDATA[ In the U.S., nearly 12.3 million specialty endoscopic procedures were performed in 2005.  The advantages of endoscopic surgery over open surgery include lower overall treatment costs, reduce... read more ]]>  </description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:39:21 GMT</pubDate>
	<guid>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A566</guid>
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	<title>U.S. Markets for Breast Disease Detection and Diagnostic Technologies</title>
	<link>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A404</link>
	<description> <![CDATA[ With more than 200,000 diagnoses and 40,000 deaths each year, breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed malignancy in the U.S. and is the second-leading cause of cancer mortality in wom... read more ]]>  </description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:39:21 GMT</pubDate>
	<guid>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A404</guid>
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	<title>U.S. Markets for Computer-Aided Diagnostic Imaging Products</title>
	<link>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A572</link>
	<description> <![CDATA[ In 2004, the worldwide computer-aided diagnostic (CAD) imaging products market was valued at $15 billion; in the same year, the U.S. CAD imaging products market was estimated at $7 billion. ... read more ]]>  </description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:39:21 GMT</pubDate>
	<guid>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A572</guid>
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	<title>U.S. Markets for Image-Guided Surgery Products</title>
	<link>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A570</link>
	<description> <![CDATA[ The term "image-guided surgery" (IGS) refers to any surgical procedure involving the intraoperative use of a representation of patient anatomy obtained via imaging techniques or computerized... read more ]]>  </description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:39:21 GMT</pubDate>
	<guid>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A570</guid>
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	<title>U.S. Markets for Directed Energy-Based Surgical Systems</title>
	<link>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A555</link>
	<description> <![CDATA[ Directed energy-based surgical therapy employs the controlled deposition of energy into targeted tissues to achieve a desired tissue alteration.  This relatively new surgical area includes c... read more ]]>  </description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:39:21 GMT</pubDate>
	<guid>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A555</guid>
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	<title>U.S. Markets for General and Pelvic Endoscopic Surgery Products</title>
	<link>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A565</link>
	<description> <![CDATA[ In the U.S., more than 5 million general and pelvic endoscopic surgical procedures were performed in 2003.  The advantages of endoscopic surgery over open surgery include lower overall treat... read more ]]>  </description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:39:21 GMT</pubDate>
	<guid>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=A565</guid>
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	<title>The Worldwide Market for Diagnostic Imaging Equipment</title>
	<link>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=RR-481491</link>
	<description> <![CDATA[ Diagnostic imaging tools enabling clinicians to visualize the anatomic structure and evaluate the functional performance of the body's internal organs and tissues are indispensable in the pr... read more ]]>  </description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:39:21 GMT</pubDate>
	<guid>http://lifescienceintelligence.com/market-reports-page.php?id=RR-481491</guid>
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