Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Trends in Cardiothoracic Imaging

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Five-year trends in utilization of key cardiothoracic imaging exams: (a) chest radiograph, (b) chest CT, (c) cardiac CT, and (d) cardiac MRI. In all cross-sectional modalities, there was a progressive increase in the number of studies over time. Chest radiograph utilization progressively increased over time although it demonstrated a small decline in 2019.

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