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Date Assessment Name Condition Specialty Met CTAF Criteria Webcast
11 Feb 2004 Endoluminal Treatments for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) (including Stretta, EndoCinch, and Enteryx) Gastrointestinal Gastroenterology No No
8 Oct 2003 Continuous Glucose Monitoring Devices in Diabetes Mellitus (including the Continuous Glucose Monitoring System and GlucoWatch Biographer) Diabetes Endocrinology No No
8 Oct 2003 Nipple Aspiration or Ductal Lavage Cytology in Risk Assessment of Breast Cancer Cancer Pathology No No
8 Oct 2003 Prophylactic Oophorectomy What is the effect on Breast and Ovarian Cancer for BRCA+ Women Cancer Obstetrics and Gynecology Yes No
8 Oct 2003 Rapid Hemoglobin A1c Testing for Evaluation of Glucose Control Diabetes Endocrinology Yes No
8 Oct 2003 IDET Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy for the Treatment of Low Back Pain Pain Management (including back pain, musculosketetal, cancer pain and headache) Neurology and/or Neurosurgery No No
11 Jun 2003 Drug-Eluting stents as an alternative to traditional stenting in the treatment of Coronary Artery Disease (Cypher stent) Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Procedures Partially No
11 Jun 2003 PET for the Evaluation of Breast Lesions for Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Cancer Radiology - diagnostic No No
11 Jun 2003 PET for the Evaluation of Breast Lesions for Staging Axillary Lymph Nodes Cancer Radiology - diagnostic No No
11 Jun 2003 Phototherapy for the Treatment of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Behavioral Health Psychiatry No No
11 Jun 2003 Endovenous Laser Treatment of Varicose Veins (EVLT) Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Procedures No No
12 Feb 2003 MRI of the Breast for Preoperative Evaluation in Patients with Localized Breast Cancer Cancer Radiology - diagnostic No No
12 Feb 2003 Knee Joint Spacer (Unispacer) System for Osteoarthritis of the Knee Arthritis Orthopedics and/or Podiatry No No

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