Gamma knife radiosurgery
Medical Services Advisory Committee
Record ID 32002000067
English
Authors' objectives:
This report aims to assess the effectiveness of gamma knife radiosurgery.
Authors' recommendations:
Overall, microsurgical resection remains an acceptable therapeutic intervention, particularly for patients with small, easily accessible arteriovenous malformations and acoustic neuromas.
Radiosurgery may be an effective treatment for selected groups of patients with arteriovenous malformations and acoustic neuroma, for example those patients with surgically inaccessible lesions or those with comorbidities which preclude surgical intervention.
Outcomes for patients with cerebral metastases are likely to be influenced more by baseline prognostic factors than the type of treatment.
Evidence does not indicate a difference in outcomes for patients treated with gamma knife or LINAC radiosurgery.
Since there is currently insufficient evidence on comparative safety, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness pertaining to gamma knife radiosurgery, MSAC recommended that additional public funding should not be supported at this time for this procedure.
Authors' methods:
Systematic review
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.msac.gov.au/reports.htm
Year Published:
2000
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Australia
MeSH Terms
- Costs and Cost Analysis
- Radiosurgery
Contact
Organisation Name:
Medical Services Advisory Committee
Contact Address:
MSAC (MDP 107), GPO Box 9848, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia. Tel: +61 2 6289 6811; Fax: +61 2 6289 8799.
Contact Name:
msac.secretariat@health.gov.au
Contact Email:
msac.secretariat@health.gov.au
Copyright:
Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC)
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