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Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the number of imaging examinations from 33 tertiary radiology departments in 9 large cities of Iran was collected from September 23, 2019 to March 20, 2020 (Months 1 to 6) and the corresponding months in 2018\u20132019. <jats:bold>Results: <\/jats:bold>A 50.2% increase was noted in the chest CT scan utilization in 2019\u20132020 compared to 2018\u20132019. This increase was +15%, +15%, +27%, +2%, +1% in Months 1\u20135 of 2019\u20132020, respectively. In Month 6 of 2019\u20132020, a 251% increase in the acquisition of chest CT scans was observed compared to the Month 6 of 2018\u20132019. Following negative balance of revenue from Month 1 to 5 with respect to the inflation rate, the total income in Month 6 was further 1.5% less than the same Month in 2018\u201319. <jats:bold>Conclusion: <\/jats:bold>The observed peak in chest CT utilization in Month 3 prior to the surge in Month 6 could be explained by the seasonal influenza. However, unawareness about an emerging viral disease, i.e. COVID-19, might have underutilized chest CT in Months 4 and 5 before the official announcement in Month 6. The unbalanced increase in the workload of radiology departments in the shortage of cardiothoracic radiologists with the simultaneous decrease in income initiated a vicious cycle that worsened the economic repercussions of the pandemic.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.34172\/aim.2020.105","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,11,11]],"date-time":"2020-11-11T15:22:51Z","timestamp":1605108171000},"page":"787-793","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.34172\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["A Multicenter Survey on the Trend of Chest CT Scan Utilization: Tracing the First Footsteps of COVID-19 in Iran"],"prefix":"10.34172","volume":"23","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7462-118X","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Amir Reza","family":"Radmard","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 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