Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emission Savings Associated with Implementation of an Abbreviated Cardiac MRI Protocol
Fadi Ibrahim, Farah Cadour, Adrienne Campbell‐Washburn, Bradley D. Allen, Jan Vosshenrich, M. J. Brown, Paaladinesh Thavendiranathan, Kate Hanneman
Abstract
Implementation of an abbreviated cardiac MRI protocol with a change in timing of cine steady-state free precession acquisitions after contrast material administration optimizes scanner efficiency, resulting in energy and greenhouse gas savings.
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MedicineGreenhouse gasProtocol (science)Energy (signal processing)Kyoto ProtocolPathologyStatisticsMathematicsEcologyAlternative medicineBiologyAdvanced X-ray and CT ImagingAdvanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsRadiation Dose and Imaging