Table 2b

References to the MSAC and Duration of Assessment

Ref No.
Description
First MSAC Meeting
MSAC Meeting – Endorsed
Minister Sign Off
Duration in Months
MSAC Outcome

1
Prostate cancer screening




Unknown
2
Positron emission tomography (PET)
Aug'99



Interim
3
Assisted reproductive technology (ART)




Unknown
4
Nuchal translucency measurement in the first trimester of pregnancy for screening of trisomy 21 and other autosomal trisomies
Aug'99

Oct'02
38
Negative
5
Provision of pulmonary thromboendarectomy (PTE)
Aug'99
Feb'01
Mar'01
19
Positive
6a & 6b
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) using ejaculated sperm
Nov'00
Mar'05

52+
Positive
7a
Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography




Positive
7b
Magnetic resonance imaging – (b) Staging of endometrial and cervical carcinoma
Nov'00
Nov'01
Feb'02
15
Positive
8
Intra-operative transoesophageal echocardiography
Nov'00

Jun'02
19
Interim
9a(i)
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the diagnosis and monitoring of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)
Nov'00
Mar'03
Jun'04
43
Positive
9a (ii)
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the diagnosis and monitoring of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL)
Nov'00
Mar'03
Aug'03
33
Positive
9a (iii)
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing in the diagnosis and monitoring of acut myeloid leukaemia (AML)
Nov'00
Aug'03
Sept'03
34
Positive
9a(iv)
Polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with BCR-ABL gene rearrangement in acute lymphoid leukaemia
Nov'00
Mar'04
Jun'04
43
Positive
9b
Antenatal Screening for Heritable Thrombophilia (Assessment Report – August 2002)
Nov'00
Aug'02
Oct'02
23
Negative
10 part 2 (i)
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) – additional indications
Nov'00
May'01
Jun'01
7
Positive
10 part 2 (ii)
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) – additional indications
Nov'00
May'01

6+
Interim
11a
Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass (OPCAB) with the aid of Tissue Stabiliser
Nov'00
Mar'02
May'02
18
Positive
11b
Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass (MIDCAB) with the aid of Tissue Stabiliser
Nov'00
Mar'02
May'02
18
Positive
12a
Liquid based cytology for cervical screening
Aug'01
Aug'02
Oct'02
14
Negative
12b
Human papillomavirus testing in women with cytological prediction of low-grade abnormality
Aug'01
Aug'02
Oct'02
14
Negative
12c
Computer-assisted image analysis for cervical screening
Aug'01
May'03
Aug'03
24
Negative
12d
Human papillomavirus testing for cervical screening
Aug'01
May'03
Aug'03
24
Negative
12e
The use of human papillomavirus (HPV) testing to monitor effectiveness of treatment of high-grade intraepithelial abnormalities of the cervix
Aug'01
Mar'04

31+
Positive
13
Multifocal Multichannel Objective Perimetry
Nov'01
Nov'02
Dec'02
13
Negative
14
Laparascopic adjustable gastric banding for morbid obesity
Mar'02
Aug'03
Sept'03
18
Positive
15
Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery
May'02
Mar'03

10
Positive
16
Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Aug'02
Nov'03
Mar'05
31
Positive
17
Neonatal Hearing Screening
Aug'02
Mar'04
Mar'05
31
Unknown
18
Faecal Occult Blood Test
Aug'02
May'03


Partial
19
Bone Densitometry
Aug'02
Nov'04

27+
Withdrawn
20
Carotid Stenting
Mar'03
Mar'05
Jul'05
28
Partial
21
Drug (Sirolimus) eluting Stents – Report not published – Subsumed by Ref. 30
Mar'03
Aug'03


Ref 30
22
Treatment of hyperhidrosis of the axillae
Nov'03



Withdrawn
23
Injection of Botulinum Toxin for the treatment of spasticity following stroke




Withdrawn
24
Injection of Botulinum Toxin for the treatment of focal spasticity in adults




Withdrawn
25
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatograpy (MRCP)
Nov'03
Mar'05
Jul'05
20
Positive
26
Positron emission tomography (PET) for epilepsy
Nov'03
Nov'04
Mar'05
18
Positive
27
Vertebroplasty
Mar'04


12
Interim
28
Laparoscopic removal of malignancies
Mar'04



Withdrawn
29
Artificial intervertebral disc replacement – Application 1090
Mar'04
Nov'05

21+
App 1090
30
Drug eluting stents
Mar'04
Nov'04
Mar'05
12
Noted
31
Endometrial ablation for chronic ractory menorrhagia
Mar'04
Mar'05
Jul'05
16
Unchanged
32
Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators for Chronic Heart Failure
Nov'04


13+
Incomplete
33
Treatment of cerebral aneurysms
Nov'04


13+
Incomplete

Source: MSAC Web Site: http://www7.health.gov.au/msac/ – Accessed 6thJan'06

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