Cardiovascular magnetic resonance for evaluation of cardiac involvement in COVID-19: recommendations by the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Table 2 Recommended CMR-protocols in pediatric patients with COVID-19/MIS-C, Vaccine associated myocarditis

Recommended CMR sequences	Answering most clinical questions
Survey	Recommended
Cine sequences: Short axis (full biventricular coverage) Long axis (HLA, VLA, LVOT) RV views (RVOT, RV 2CH, 3Ch)	Recommended Recommended Optional
T2-weighted imaging (e.g. STIR) (myocardium/pericardium)	Recommended
Parametric Mapping: Native T1-mapping Native T2-mapping Post-contrast T1-mapping (for ECV)	Recommended (if available) Recommended (if available) Recommended (if available)
Early gadolinium enhancement (EGE)	Recommended (if available)
Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) Short axis full coverage and long axis views	Recommended
2D-flow (aorta and pulmonary arteries)	Optional
Coronary artery (3D-navigator) imaging	Optional
Acquisition based myocardial strain	Optional
Stress perfusion	Optional
4D-flow	Optional
Angiography (pulmonary vessels)	Optional

DENSE displacement encoding with stimulated echoes, ECV extracellular volume fraction, EGE early gadolinium enhancement, HLA horizontal long axis, LGE late gadolinium enhancement, LVOT left ventricular outflow tract, RV right ventricle/right ventricular, RVOT right ventricular outflow tract, STIR short tau inversion recovery, VLA vertical long axis