Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01517:clause:1_63390
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01517
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 63390
Character Range: 6174–7618

63390                                                                 MRI – scan of the cardiovascular system for the assessment of myocardial structure and function and characterisation, if the service is requested by a specialist or consultant physician who has assessed the patient, and the request for the scan indicates:  602.15
                                                                       1.      acute onset (less than 3 months) heart failure caused by suspected myocarditis which would otherwise require endomyocardial biopsy to confirm the diagnosis of myocarditis; or
                                                                       2.     unexplained arrhythmia caused by suspected myocarditis which would otherwise require endomyocardial biopsy to confirm the diagnosis of myocarditis; or
                                                                       3.      suspected drug-induced myocarditis, where the results from the following examinations are inconclusive to form a diagnosis:
                                                                           1.             troponin; and
                                                                           2.             chest x-ray, and
                                                                           3.             transthoracic echocardiogram.
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