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Date	Assessment Name	Condition	Specialty	Met CTAF Criteria	Webcast
2 Jun 2010	Collagen meniscus implant for repair of medial meniscus injury of the knee	Musculoskeletal	Orthopedics and/or Podiatry	No	No
2 Jun 2010	Metal on Metal Hip Resurfacing as an Alternative to Total Hip Arthroplasty	Musculoskeletal	Orthopedics and/or Podiatry	Yes	No
2 Jun 2010	Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Drug-Refractory Symptomatic Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation	Cardiovascular	Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Procedures	Yes	No
2 Jun 2010	The 70-Gene Signature (MammaPrint) as a Guide for the Management of Early Stage Breast Cancer	Breast	Hematology and Oncology	No	No
17 Feb 2010	Off-pump Versus On-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Ischemic Heart Disease	Cardiovascular	Surgery including less invasive methods	No	No
17 Feb 2010	Vertebroplasty as a Treatment of Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures	Pain Management (including back pain, musculosketetal, cancer pain and headache)	Radiology - interventional and therapeutic	No	No
17 Feb 2010	Radiofrequency Ablation for Treatment of Dysplastic Barrett’s Esophagus	Gastrointestinal	Surgery including less invasive methods	Yes	No
17 Feb 2010	Selective Internal Radiation Therapy or Radioembolization for Inoperable Liver Metastases from Colorectal Cancer	Gastrointestinal	Radiology - interventional and therapeutic	No	No
28 Oct 2009	Artificial Disc Replacement for Degenerative Disc Disease of the Cervical Spine	Pain Management (including back pain, musculosketetal, cancer pain and headache)	Surgery including less invasive methods	No	No
28 Oct 2009	Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) for Plantar Fasciitis not Responding to Conservative Therapy	Musculoskeletal	Orthopedics and/or Podiatry	No	No
28 Oct 2009	Laparoscopic Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding for Obesity	Obesity	Bariatric Surgery	Yes	No
28 Oct 2009	Transurethral Microwave Thermotherapy for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia	Genitourinary	Surgery including less invasive methods	Yes	No
17 Jun 2009	Assessing Cardiovascular Disease Risk with hs C-reactive Protein	Cardiovascular	Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Procedures	No	No
17 Jun 2009	Balloon Kyphoplasty as a Treatment for Vertebral Compression Fractures	Osteoporosis	Orthopedics and/or Podiatry	Partially	No
17 Jun 2009	Carotid Artery Stenting	Cardiovascular	Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Procedures	No	No
17 Jun 2009	Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Treatment Resistant Depression	Behavioral Health	Psychiatry	No	No
11 Mar 2009	Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator for Patients at Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest	Cardiovascular	Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Procedures	No	No
11 Mar 2009	Hypofractionated Whole Breast Radiation Therapy Following Breast- conserving Surgery	Cancer	Radiology - interventional and therapeutic	Yes	No
11 Mar 2009	Portable Devices Used in Home Testing for Obstructive Sleep Apnea	Sleep	Pulmonology	Partially	No
11 Mar 2009	Computed Tomography Colonography (Virtual Colonoscopy) for Colorectal Cancer Screening in Average Risk Individuals	Cancer Screening	Radiology - diagnostic	No	No
11 Mar 2009	Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus on Insulin	Diabetes	Endocrinology	Partially	No
15 Oct 2008	Radiofrequency Micro-remodeling for the Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence	Incontinence	Urology	Yes	No
15 Oct 2008	PillCam ESO Capsule for the Evaluation of Esophageal Disease	Gastrointestinal	Gastroenterology	No	No
15 Oct 2008	LDL Particle Number as Assessed by NMR Spectroscopy	Cardiovascular	Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Procedures	No	No
15 Oct 2008	Brachytherapy as Primary Radiation Therapy Following Breast-conserving Surgery for Stage I OR II Breast Cancer	Cancer	Radiology - interventional and therapeutic	No	No
18 Jun 2008	Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression	Pain Management (including back pain, musculosketetal, cancer pain and headache)	Neurology and/or Neurosurgery	No	No
18 Jun 2008	Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy	Cancer	Urology	No	No
18 Jun 2008	Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Early Stage Non Small Cell Lung Cancer	Cancer	Radiology - interventional and therapeutic	Partially	No
18 Jun 2008	Use of Bevacizumab (Avastin) in the Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer	Cancer	Pharmacotherapy	No	No
5 Mar 2008	Use of Genetic Testing to Guide the Initiation of Warfarin Therapy	Cardiovascular	Pathology	No	No
5 Mar 2008	Human Papillomavirus Testing for Primary Cervical Cancer Screening	Cancer	Pathology	No	No
17 Oct 2007	Microprocessor-Controlled Prosthetic Knees	Musculoskeletal	Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	Yes	No
17 Oct 2007	Metal on Metal Total Hip Resurfacing as an Alternative to Total Hip Arthroplasty	Arthritis	Orthopedics and/or Podiatry	No	No
17 Oct 2007	Use of the Merci Retriever for the Emergent Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke	Stroke	Neurology and/or Neurosurgery	No	No
17 Oct 2007	Computed Tomographic Angiography in the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Stenosis and for the Evaluation of Acute Chest Pain	Cardiovascular	Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Procedures	No	No
20 Jun 2007	Fecal Immunochemical Testing (FIT) to Screen for Colorectal Cancer	Cancer Screening	Pathology	Yes	No
20 Jun 2007	Percutaneous Radiofrequency Neurotomy for Treatment of Chronic Pain from the Upper Cervical (C2-3) Spine	Pain Management (including back pain, musculosketetal, cancer pain and headache)	Neurology and/or Neurosurgery	No	No
20 Jun 2007	Peripheral Unltrafiltration for the Management of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure	Cardiovascular	Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Procedures	No	No
20 Jun 2007	Extracorporeal Shock-wave Therapy (ESWT) for Plantar Fasciitis not Responding to Conservative Therapy	Musculoskeletal	Orthopedics and/or Podiatry	No	No
28 Feb 2007	Drug Eluting Stents: An Update With a Focus on Safety	Cardiovascular	Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Procedures	Yes	No
28 Feb 2007	Artificial Disc Replacement for Degenerative Disc Disease of the Lumbar Spine	Musculoskeletal	Neurology and/or Neurosurgery	No	No
28 Feb 2007	Low Dose Spiral Computerized Tomography (LDCT) Screening for Lung Cancer	Cancer Screening	Radiology - diagnostic	No	No
28 Feb 2007	Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding for Morbid Obesity	Obesity	Bariatric Surgery	No	No
18 Oct 2006	Microvolt T-Wave Alternans Testing to Risk Stratify Patients for Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement for Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death	Cardiovascular	Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Procedures	No	No
18 Oct 2006	Device-Guided Controlled Breathing as a Treatment for Hypertension	Cardiovascular	Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Procedures	Yes	No
18 Oct 2006	Gene-Expression Profiling for the Diagnosis of Heart Transplant Rejection	Cardiovascular	Pathology	No	No
18 Oct 2006	Capsule Endoscopy in the Evaluation of Established and Suspected Crohn's Disease	Gastrointestinal	Gastroenterology	Yes	No
18 Oct 2006	Gene Expression Profiling as a Guide for the Management of Early Stage Breast Cancer	Cancer	Hematology and Oncology	Partially	No
21 Jun 2006	Biofeedback as an Adjunct to Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises for the Treatment of Urinary Incontinence	Incontinence	Urology	No	No
21 Jun 2006	An Interspinous Process Distractor (X-Stop) for the Treatment of Spinal Stenosis of the Lumbar Spine	Musculoskeletal	Neurology and/or Neurosurgery	Yes	No
15 Feb 2006	Vagal Nerve Stimulation for Treatment Resistant Depression	Behavioral Health	Psychiatry	No	No
15 Feb 2006	Cryoablation for the Treatment of Breast Fibroadenomas	Breast	Surgery including less invasive methods	No	No
15 Feb 2006	Low-Level Laser Therapy for the Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome	Musculoskeletal	Orthopedics and/or Podiatry	No	No
15 Feb 2006	Full-Field Digital Mammography for Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis	Cancer	Radiology - diagnostic	Partially	No
19 Oct 2005	Carotid Artery Stenting	Cardiovascular	Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Procedures	No	No
19 Oct 2005	Interferential Stimulation for the Treatment of Musculoskeletal Pain	Pain Management (including back pain, musculosketetal, cancer pain and headache)	Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	No	No
15 Jun 2005	Cryoablation of the Prostate for the Treatment of Primary and Recurrent Localized Prostate Cancer	Cancer	Urology	Yes	No
15 Jun 2005	Photodynamic Therapy for High Grade Esophageal Dysplasia	Cancer	Gastroenterology	No	No
15 Jun 2005	Portable Devices for Home Testing of Obstructive Sleep Apnea	Sleep	Pulmonology	No	No
16 Feb 2005	Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 for Spinal Surgery and Treatment of Open Tibial Fractures	Musculoskeletal	Orthopedics and/or Podiatry	Yes	No
16 Feb 2005	Utility of Coronary Artery Calcium Measurements in Cardiovascular Disease	Cardiovascular	Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Procedures	Yes	No
16 Feb 2005	Fecal DNA Testing for Colorectal Cancer	Cancer Screening	Pathology	Yes	No
20 Oct 2004	Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for the Treatment of Heart Failure	Cardiovascular	Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Procedures	Yes	No
20 Oct 2004	Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM)	Cardiovascular	Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Procedures	No	No
20 Oct 2004	Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Urinary Incontinence in Women	Incontinence	Urology	No	No
20 Oct 2004	Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) for the Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis	Musculoskeletal	Orthopedics and/or Podiatry	No	No
20 Oct 2004	Electrical Stimulation for the Treatment of Urinary Incontinence in Women	Incontinence	Urology	No	No
9 Jun 2004	Computed Tomographic (CT) Colonography (Virtual Colonoscopy) for Screening of Colorectal Cancer	Cancer Screening	Radiology - diagnostic	No	No
9 Jun 2004	Prolotherapy for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain	Pain Management (including back pain, musculosketetal, cancer pain and headache)	Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	No	No
9 Jun 2004	Taxol-based Brug-eluting Stents as an Alternative to Traditional Stenting for Coronary Atherosclerotic Heart Disease (CAD)	Cardiovascular	Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Procedures	Partially	No
9 Jun 2004	Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) for Musculoskeletal Disorders	Musculoskeletal	Orthopedics and/or Podiatry	Partially	No
11 Feb 2004	Duodenal Switch for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity	Obesity	Bariatric Surgery	No	No
11 Feb 2004	Human Papillomavirus Testing in Cervical Cancer Screening	Cancer	Obstetrics and Gynecology	No	No
11 Feb 2004	PET for the Evaluation of Alzheimer's Disease/Dementia	Alzheimer's	Radiology - diagnostic	No	No
11 Feb 2004	First-Trimester Ultrasound Nuchal Translucency Screening for Fetal Aneuploidy	Pediatrics and Genetics	Pediatrics and/or Genetics	Yes	No
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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