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Guidance was needed on the practice of cardiovascular magnetic resonance during the COVID-19 pandemic to safely provide urgent care and image confirmed or suspected cases.
This document provides SCMR guidance for safely performing cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Prioritizes focused CMR for myocardial assessment in COVID-19; extends SCMR Level 1 guidance with safety optimizations.
The aim of this document is to provide general guidance and specific recommendations on the practice of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are two major considerations. First, continued urgent and semi-urgent care for the patients who have no known active COVID-19 should be provided in a safe manner for both patients and staff. Second, when necessary, CMR on patients with confirmed or suspected active COVID-19 should focus on the specific clinical question with an emphasis on myocardial function and tissue characterization while optimizing patient and staff safety.
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Han et al. (2020) studied COVID-19. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) was evaluated. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance during the COVID-19 pandemic should focus on specific clinical questions regarding myocardial function and tissue characterization while optimizing safety.
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