Table 2b.
References to the MSAC and Duration of Assessment
| Ref No. | Description | First MSAC Meeting | MSAC Meeting – Endorsed | Minister Sign Off | Duration in Months | MSAC Outcome |
| 1 | Prostate cancer screening | Unknown | ||||
| 2 | Positron emission tomography (PET) | Aug'99 | Interim | |||
| 3 | Assisted reproductive technology (ART) | Unknown | ||||
| 4 | Nuchal translucency measurement in the first trimester of pregnancy for screening of trisomy 21 and other autosomal trisomies | Aug'99 | Oct'02 | 38 | Negative | |
| 5 | Provision of pulmonary thromboendarectomy (PTE) | Aug'99 | Feb'01 | Mar'01 | 19 | Positive |
| 6a & 6b | Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) using ejaculated sperm | Nov'00 | Mar'05 | 52+ | Positive | |
| 7a | Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography | Positive | ||||
| 7b | Magnetic resonance imaging – (b) Staging of endometrial and cervical carcinoma | Nov'00 | Nov'01 | Feb'02 | 15 | Positive |
| 8 | Intra-operative transoesophageal echocardiography | Nov'00 | Jun'02 | 19 | Interim | |
| 9a(i) | Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the diagnosis and monitoring of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) | Nov'00 | Mar'03 | Jun'04 | 43 | Positive |
| 9a (ii) | Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the diagnosis and monitoring of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) | Nov'00 | Mar'03 | Aug'03 | 33 | Positive |
| 9a (iii) | Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing in the diagnosis and monitoring of acut myeloid leukaemia (AML) | Nov'00 | Aug'03 | Sept'03 | 34 | Positive |
| 9a(iv) | Polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with BCR-ABL gene rearrangement in acute lymphoid leukaemia | Nov'00 | Mar'04 | Jun'04 | 43 | Positive |
| 9b | Antenatal Screening for Heritable Thrombophilia (Assessment Report – August 2002) | Nov'00 | Aug'02 | Oct'02 | 23 | Negative |
| 10 part 2 (i) | Positron Emission Tomography (PET) – additional indications | Nov'00 | May'01 | Jun'01 | 7 | Positive |
| 10 part 2 (ii) | Positron Emission Tomography (PET) – additional indications | Nov'00 | May'01 | 6+ | Interim | |
| 11a | Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass (OPCAB) with the aid of Tissue Stabiliser | Nov'00 | Mar'02 | May'02 | 18 | Positive |
| 11b | Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass (MIDCAB) with the aid of Tissue Stabiliser | Nov'00 | Mar'02 | May'02 | 18 | Positive |
| 12a | Liquid based cytology for cervical screening | Aug'01 | Aug'02 | Oct'02 | 14 | Negative |
| 12b | Human papillomavirus testing in women with cytological prediction of low-grade abnormality | Aug'01 | Aug'02 | Oct'02 | 14 | Negative |
| 12c | Computer-assisted image analysis for cervical screening | Aug'01 | May'03 | Aug'03 | 24 | Negative |
| 12d | Human papillomavirus testing for cervical screening | Aug'01 | May'03 | Aug'03 | 24 | Negative |
| 12e | The use of human papillomavirus (HPV) testing to monitor effectiveness of treatment of high-grade intraepithelial abnormalities of the cervix | Aug'01 | Mar'04 | 31+ | Positive | |
| 13 | Multifocal Multichannel Objective Perimetry | Nov'01 | Nov'02 | Dec'02 | 13 | Negative |
| 14 | Laparascopic adjustable gastric banding for morbid obesity | Mar'02 | Aug'03 | Sept'03 | 18 | Positive |
| 15 | Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery | May'02 | Mar'03 | 10 | Positive | |
| 16 | Positron Emission Tomography (PET) | Aug'02 | Nov'03 | Mar'05 | 31 | Positive |
| 17 | Neonatal Hearing Screening | Aug'02 | Mar'04 | Mar'05 | 31 | Unknown |
| 18 | Faecal Occult Blood Test | Aug'02 | May'03 | Partial | ||
| 19 | Bone Densitometry | Aug'02 | Nov'04 | 27+ | Withdrawn | |
| 20 | Carotid Stenting | Mar'03 | Mar'05 | Jul'05 | 28 | Partial |
| 21 | Drug (Sirolimus) eluting Stents – Report not published – Subsumed by Ref. 30 | Mar'03 | Aug'03 | Ref 30 | ||
| 22 | Treatment of hyperhidrosis of the axillae | Nov'03 | Withdrawn | |||
| 23 | Injection of Botulinum Toxin for the treatment of spasticity following stroke | Withdrawn | ||||
| 24 | Injection of Botulinum Toxin for the treatment of focal spasticity in adults | Withdrawn | ||||
| 25 | Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatograpy (MRCP) | Nov'03 | Mar'05 | Jul'05 | 20 | Positive |
| 26 | Positron emission tomography (PET) for epilepsy | Nov'03 | Nov'04 | Mar'05 | 18 | Positive |
| 27 | Vertebroplasty | Mar'04 | 12 | Interim | ||
| 28 | Laparoscopic removal of malignancies | Mar'04 | Withdrawn | |||
| 29 | Artificial intervertebral disc replacement – Application 1090 | Mar'04 | Nov'05 | 21+ | App 1090 | |
| 30 | Drug eluting stents | Mar'04 | Nov'04 | Mar'05 | 12 | Noted |
| 31 | Endometrial ablation for chronic ractory menorrhagia | Mar'04 | Mar'05 | Jul'05 | 16 | Unchanged |
| 32 | Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators for Chronic Heart Failure | Nov'04 | 13+ | Incomplete | ||
| 33 | Treatment of cerebral aneurysms | Nov'04 | 13+ | Incomplete |
Source: MSAC Web Site: http://www7.health.gov.au/msac/ – Accessed 6thJan'06