Application 1007
Saline infusion sonohysterography
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Application No. | 1007 |
| Application Name | Saline infusion sonohysterography |
| Advisory Panels | Dr Michael Kitchener (Chair and MSAC member) Professor David Ellwood (co-opted member) Assoc Professor Lachlan de Crespigny (Australian Association of Obstetrical and Gynaecological Ultrasonologists nominee) Ms Mari-Ann Scott (Health Economist) |
| Date Received by MSAC Secretariat | 1 December 1997 |
| Stage 1 - Eligibility | Eligible |
| Stage 2 - Assessment | Completed |
| Stage 3 - Formulation of Advice to the Minister | This assessment was considered by the MSAC at the 24 February 1999 meeting. The MSAC recommended that on the strength of the evidence pertaining to saline sonohysterography, public funding should be supported for this procedure as a second-line diagnostic procedure for abormal uterine bleeding, when findings from transvaginal ultrasound are inconclusive. |
| Stage 4 - Decision | Endorsed by the Minister for Health and Ageing 11 May 1999 |
| Stage 5 - Implementation | Implemented |
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