Browsing by Author "Friedrich, Matthias G."

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    SCMR Position Paper (2020) on clinical indications for cardiovascular magnetic resonance
    (Springer Nature, 2020-11-09) Leiner, Tim; Bogaert, Jan; Friedrich, Matthias G.; Mohiaddin, Raad; Muthurangu, Vivek; Myerson, Saul; Powell, Andrew J.; Raman, Subha V.; Pennell, Dudley J.; Medicine, School of Medicine
    The Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) last published its comprehensive expert panel report of clinical indications for CMR in 2004. This new Consensus Panel report brings those indications up to date for 2020 and includes the very substantial increase in scanning techniques, clinical applicability and adoption of CMR worldwide. We have used a nearly identical grading system for indications as in 2004 to ensure comparability with the previous report but have added the presence of randomized controlled trials as evidence for level 1 indications. In addition to the text, tables of the consensus indication levels are included for rapid assimilation and illustrative figures of some key techniques are provided.
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    Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) guidance for the practice of cardiovascular magnetic resonance during the COVID-19 pandemic
    (BioMed Central, 2020-04-27) Han, Yuchi; Chen, Tiffany; Bryant, Jennifer; Bucciarelli-Ducci, Chiara; Dyke, Christopher; Elliott, Michael D.; Ferrari, Victor A.; Friedrich, Matthias G.; Lawton, Chris; Manning, Warren J.; Ordovas, Karen; Plein, Sven; Powell, Andrew J.; Raman, Subha V.; Carr, James; Medicine, School of Medicine
    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.