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References 1 - 40

Ref 02 - Positron emission tomography (PET)

The following disclaimer is inserted at the request of Professor Rodney Hicks: The primary conclusion in the reports arising out of the 2000 Review of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) undertaken by the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) does not reflect the opinion of Professor Rodney Hicks and he also disputes many of the interpretations regarding the clinical and cost-effectiveness of this technology made in the body of these reports.











Ref 03 - Assisted reproductive technology (ART) - No report produced


Ref 04 - Nuchal translucency measurement in the first trimester of pregnancy for screening of trisomy 21 and other autosomal trisomies

Ref 05 - Provision of pulmonary thromboendarectomy (PTE)

Ref 07a - Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) - subsumed by Ref 25


Ref 07b - Magnetic resonance imaging for staging cervical and endometrial cancer

Ref 08 - Intra-operative transoesophageal echocardiography
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Ref 09a(i) - Polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with BCR-ABLgene rearrangement in chronic myeloid leukaemia

Ref 09a(ii) - Pathology testing -

Ref 09a(iii) - Pathology testing -

Ref 09a(iv) - Polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with BCR-ABL gene rearrangement in acute lymphoid leukaemia

Ref 09b - Pathology testing - Thrombophilia testing in pregnancy
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Ref 10 part 2 (i) - Positron emission tomography (PET) - additional indications

Ref 10 part 2 (ii) - Positron emission tomography (PET) - additional indications

Ref 11a - Off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) with the aid of tissue stabilisers

Ref 11b - Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB) with the aid of tissue stabilisers

Ref 12a - Liquid based cytology for cervical screening

Ref 12b - Human papillomavirus testing in women with cytological prediction of low-grade abnormality

Ref 12c - Computer-assisted image analysis for cervical screening

Ref 12d - Human papillomavirus testing for cervical cancer

Ref 12e - The use of human papillomavirus testing to monitor effectiveness of treatment of high-grade intraepithelial abnormalities of the cervix

Ref 13 - Multifocal multichannel objective perimetry (MMOP)
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Ref 14 - Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for morbid obesity

Ref 15 - Transanal endoscopic microsurgery


Ref 16 - Positron emission tomography (PET) for non-small-cell lung cancer and solitary pulmonary nodules

Ref 17 - Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening

Ref 18 - Faecal occult blood test (FOBT)

Ref 19 - Bone mineral densitometry - withdrawn


Ref 20 - Carotid Stenting

Ref 21 - Drug (Sirolimus) eluting stents - report not published - subsumed by Ref 30


Ref 22 - Treatment of hyperhidrosis of the axillae - withdrawn


Ref 23 - Injection of Botulinum toxin for the treatment of spasticity following stroke - withdrawn


Ref 24 - Injection of Botulinum toxin for the treatment of focal spasticity in adults - withdrawn


Ref 25 - Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)

Ref 26 - Positron emission tomography (PET) for epilepsy

Ref 27 - Vertebroplasty

Ref 28 - Laparoscopic removal of malignancies - withdrawn


Ref 29 - Artificial intervertebral disc replacement (AIDR) - see Application 1090
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Ref 30 - Drug eluting stents

Ref 31 - Endometrial ablation techniques for chronic refractory menorrhagia

Ref 32 - Implantable cardioconverter defibrillators for the prevention of sudden cardiac death

Ref 33 - Endovascular Treatments for intracranial aneurysms

Ref 34 - Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Ref 35a - Positron emission tomography (PET) review for melanoma, ovarian and colorectal cancer Ref 35b(i) - PET for Oesophageal and Gastric Cancer Ref 37 - Digital mammography