Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emission Savings Associated with Implementation of an Abbreviated Cardiac MRI Protocol

Overview

Journal Radiology

Specialty Radiology

Date 2024 Apr 23

PMID 38652029

Authors

Fadi Ibrahim

Farah Cadour

Adrienne E Campbell-Washburn

Bradley D Allen

Jan Vosshenrich

Maura J Brown

Paaladinesh Thavendiranathan

Kate Hanneman

Affiliations

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Abstract

See also the article by Lenkinski and Rofsky in this issue. See also the article by McKee et al in this issue.

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