Australian Government - Department of Health and Ageing

Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC)

1021 - 1040

Completed Assessments 1021 - 1040



1021 - Hepatitis C viral load testing

1022 - Test for the diagnosis of Helicobacter Pylori infection CLOtest® - deemed ineligible


1023 - Placement of artificial bowel sphincters in the management of faecal incontinence

1024 - Total ear reconstruction

1025 and 1027 - Provision of positron emission tomography (PET) services - deferred - see Reference 02


1026 - Near patient cholesterol testing using the Cholestech LDX

1028 - Gamma knife radiosurgery Top of page

1029 - Brachytherapy for the treatment of prostate cancer

1030 - Low intensity ultrasound treatment for the acceleration of bone fracture healing - Exogen™ bone growth stimulator

1031 - Deep brain stimulation for symptoms of advanced Parkinson's disease

1032 - Intravascular ultrasound (IVU

1034 - Selective internal radiation therapy for hepatic metastases using SIR-Spheres®

1035 - Genetic test for Fragile X syndrome
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1036 - Percutaneous transluminal coronary rotational atherectomy for lesions of the coronary arteries

1037 - Advanced Breast Biopsy Instrumentation (ABBI®) System for non-palpable breast lesions

1038 - Conformal radiotherapy

1039 - Photodynamic therapy with verteporfin for macular degeneration

1040 - Anatomical biomodelling - deemed ineligible

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