@article{579362a35bcf4fca895ea91e70b19f34,
title = "Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography guidance for use of cardiac computed tomography amidst the COVID-19 pandemic Endorsed by the American College of Cardiology",
abstract = "The world is currently suffering through a pandemic outbreak of severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) known as Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The United States (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) currently advises medical facilities to “reschedule non-urgent outpatient visits as necessary”. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, the United Kingdom National Health Service and several other international agencies covering Asia, North America and most regions of the world have recommended similar “social distancing” measures. The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) offers guidance for cardiac CT (CCT) practitioners to help implement these international recommendations in order to decrease the risk of COVID-19 transmission in their facilities while deciding on the timing of outpatient and inpatient CCT exams. This document also emphasizes SCCT's commitment to the health and well-being of CCT technologists, imagers, trainees, and research community, as well as the patients served by CCT.",
keywords = "COVID-19, Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Coronavirus, Social distancing",
author = "Choi, {Andrew D.} and Suhny Abbara and Branch, {Kelley R.} and Feuchtner, {Gudrun M.} and Brian Ghoshhajra and Koen Nieman and Gianluca Pontone and Villines, {Todd C.} and Williams, {Michelle C.} and Ron Blankstein",
note = "Funding Information: Committee Member Employment Consultant Speakers Bureau Ownership/Partnership/Principal Personal Research Employment or Salary Support Institutional, Organizational or Other Financial Benefit Expert Witness Andrew D. Choi, Co-Chair The George Washington University School of Medicine, US None None None None None None None Ron Blankstein, Co-Chair Brigham and Women{\textquoteright}s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, US None None None None None Research grant Amgen Inc., Astellas Inc None Suhny Abbara University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, US None None None None None Elsevier (Royalties) None Kelley R. Branch University of Washington Medical Center, US None None None None None None None Gudrun M. Feuchtner Innsbruck Medical University, Austria None None None None None None None Brian Ghoshhajra Massachusetts General Hospital, US Siemens Healthineers None None None None None None Koen Nieman Stanford University, US None None None None None Unrestricted research support from Siemens Healthineers, Bayer Healthcare and Heartflow, Inc. None Gianluca Pontone University of Milan, Italy None GE Healthcare, Heartflow, Inc., Bracco None GE Healthcare, Heartflow, Inc. None None None Todd C. Villines University of Virginia, US None None None None None None None Michelle C. Williams University of Edinburgh/British Heart Foundation, UK None None None None None None None Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020",
year = "2020",
month = mar,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.jcct.2020.03.002",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "14",
pages = "101--104",
journal = "Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography",
issn = "1934-5925",
publisher = "Elsevier Inc.",
number = "2",
}