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Practice Guideline
. 2020 Apr 27;22(1):26.
doi: 10.1186/s12968-020-00628-w.

Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) guidance for the practice of cardiovascular magnetic resonance during the COVID-19 pandemic

Yuchi Han  1 , Tiffany Chen  2 , Jennifer Bryant  3 , Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci  4 , Christopher Dyke  5 , Michael D Elliott  6 , Victor A Ferrari  2 , Matthias G Friedrich  7 , Chris Lawton  4 , Warren J Manning  8 , Karen Ordovas  9 , Sven Plein  10 , Andrew J Powell  11 , Subha V Raman  12 , James Carr  13
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Practice Guideline

Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) guidance for the practice of cardiovascular magnetic resonance during the COVID-19 pandemic

Yuchi Han et al. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. .

Abstract

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.

Keywords: CMR; COVID-19; Guidance; Recommendations; Safety.

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