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

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Cardiothoracic imaging utilization after the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our data demonstrate that, by early 2021, utilization of all types of cardiothoracic exams had returned to prepandemic levels. Furthermore, both cardiac CT and cardiac MRI utilization exceeded prepandemic levels after recovering from the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and have continued to increase despite the ongoing global health crisis. By the end of 2021, use of some exams was close to 200% of prepandemic levels.