Application 1095
Computed tomography colonography
Application No. | 1095 |
| Application Name | Computed tomography colonography |
| Advisory Panels | Dr Michael Cleary (Chair and MSAC member) Dr Andrew Little (Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists nominee) Professor Michael Solomon (MSAC member) Dr Richard Mendelson (Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists nominee) A/Prof Graham Newstead (Colorectal Surgical Society) Ms Barbara Joss (Consumers' Health Forum of Australia nominee) Dr Michael Bourke (Gastroenterological Society of Australia nominee) Dr David Barton (Department of Health and Ageing) |
| Date Received by MSAC Secretariat | 10 January 2005 |
| 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 28 February 2006 meeting. Computed Tomography Colonography (CTC) is a relatively safe procedure. CTC, Double Contrast Barium Enema (DCBE) and colonoscopy are associated with a small risk of complications. Evidence in relation to the comparison of CTC with colonoscopy indicates that CTC is less effective. The MSAC recommends that public funding for CTC as a substitute investigation for colonoscopy should not be supported. On the basis of the strength of evidence pertaining to the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, the MSAC recommends that public funding for CTC for exclusion of colorectal neoplasia in symptomatic or high risk patients who are either ineligible for colonoscopy due to patient contraindications, or where there is an inability to perform or complete a colonoscopy, should be supported. |
| Stage 4 - Decision | Endorsed by the Minister for Health and Ageing 24 August 2006 |
| Stage 5 - Implementation | Implemented |
