Application 1032
Intravascular ultrasound
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Application No. | 1032 |
| Application Name | Intravascular ultrasound |
| Advisory Panels | Dr John Primrose (Chair from September 2001 and Medical Adviser to the MSAC) Dr Ross Blair (Chair until August 2001 and MSAC member) Dr Douglas Cavaye (Royal Australian College of Surgeons nominee) Dr Charles Fisher (Australian Society of Ultrasound in Medicine nominee) Associate Professor David Muller (Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand nominee) Associate Professor Kenneth Thomson (Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiology nominee) |
| Date Received by MSAC Secretariat | 9 March 2000 |
| 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 6 March 2002 meeting. Since there is currently insufficient evidence pertaining to the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of intravascular ultrasound as either a diagnostic or therapeutic tool, the MSAC recommended that public funding should not be supported at this time for this procedure. |
| Stage 4 - Decision | Endorsed by the Minister for Health and Ageing 17 May 2002 |
| Stage 5 - Implementation |  |
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