Technology Types Used in Medical Studies by Patient Population

Ana B. Vivas published a dataset on figshare in April 2026 describing types of technologies used across medical studies by population. The data is stored in a 5.5 KB XLS file. Thirty-two studies included more than one technology type, and twelve studies included both patient groups.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of technology types across different patient populations based on the study descriptions.
• Identify studies employing multiple technology types for methodological review.
• Compare technology adoption between single and mixed patient groups in the included studies.

Strengths

• Dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.
• The description provides specific counts: 32 studies used multiple technology types and 12 studies included both patient groups.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 5.5 KB, indicating limited scope.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Ana B. Vivas via figshare.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from a review or meta-analysis of medical studies.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 17:51:44; freshness should be verified.