Application 1098
Breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Application No. | 1098 |
| Application Name | Breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) |
| Advisory Panel | Dr Paul Craft (Chair and MSAC member) Dr Debra Graves (MSAC member) Mr Ian Morris (AIR nominee) Associate Professor Jennifer Cawson-Rattray (RANZCR nominee) Associate Richard Bell (MOGA nominee) Mr John Buckingham (RACS nominee) Ms Margaret Tassell (Consumers' Health Forum nominee) Dr Bronwen Harvey (Medical Adviser, Department of Health & Ageing) |
| Date Received by MSAC Secretariat | May 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 15 November 2006 meeting. Breast MRI, when combined with mammography, is safe and effective in the diagnosis of breast cancer in asymptomatic women at high risk, when used as part of an organised surveillance program. Evidence suggests that breast MRI in combination with mammography may be cost-effective when compared with mammography alone in high risk women aged less than 50 years. MSAC recommends interim public funding for breast MRI in the diagnosis of breast cancer in asymptomatic women with a high risk of developing breast cancer when used as part of an organised surveillance program. Evidence should be reviewed in not less than 3 years. |
| Stage 4 - Decision | Endorsed by the Minister for Health and Ageing on 5 February 2007 |
| Stage 5 - Implementation |  |
