Applications

1432 – Magnetic resonance imaging of patients with suspected non-ischaemic cardiomyopathies

Find out about the service or technology in this application and the medical condition it addresses. You can also view the application documents, the deadlines for providing consultation input and the outcome of the application when the MSAC process is complete.

  • Status Complete
  • Type New application
  • Pre-PASC consultation -
  • Pre-MSAC consultation -
  • Outcome Partially supported

Application details

Reason for application

New MBS item.

Service or technology in this application

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) is a non-invasive imaging technique that utilises radiofrequency signals to image soft tissues. CMRI affords the ability to measure, in one examination, multiple aspects of heart and vascular structure and function.

Type: Investigative

Medical condition this application addresses

These include, but are not limited to, assessment of left and right ventricular function, myocardial viability, ischaemia assessment, scar assessment, tissue characterisation, imaging of aorta and great vessels, paediatric and adult congenital abnormality imaging, and imaging of the proximal coronary arteries.

Application documents

Public summary document

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Meetings to consider this application

  • PASC meeting: -
  • ESC meeting: 7 - 8 February 2017
  • MSAC meeting: 6 - 7 April 2017