The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic created an unprecedented disruption
to routine patient care (1). Health care professionals scrambled within weeks to attend to the …

Medical imaging methods are assuming a greater role in the workup of patients with COVID-
19, mainly in relation to the primary manifestation of pulmonary disease and the tissue …

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has adversely affected
diagnosis and treatment of noncommunicable diseases. Its effects on delivery of diagnostic …

Objectives We aimed to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiac diagnostic
testing and practice and to assess its impact in different regions in Europe. Methods The …

Purpose We assessed the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on myocardial perfusion
imaging (MPI) for ischemic heart disease during the lockdown imposed by the Italian …

Background The extent to which health care systems have adapted to the COVID-19
pandemic to provide necessary cardiac diagnostic services is unknown. Objectives The aim …

Aim As a follow-up to the international survey conducted by the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) in April 2020, this survey aims to provide a situational snapshot of the COVID …

Purpose To investigate if (i) the risk of ischemia on myocardial perfusion scan (MPS),(ii)
number of coronary angiographies (CAG) performed, and (iii) necessity for invasive (stent …

The central mission of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) is to improve
cardiovascular outcomes through image-guided patient management. The most commonly …

Purpose The aim of this study is to evaluate the rate of abnormal myocardial perfusion
imaging (MPI) studies at a single medical center during the COVID-19 pandemic compared …