ISMRM & ISMRT Annual Meeting & Exhibition • 04-09 May 2024 • Singapore

ISMRM & ISMRT 2024 Annual Meeting & Exhibition

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Environmental Sustainability & MRI

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Environmental Sustainability & MRI
Other
Monday, 06 May 2024
Room 334-336
16:00 -  18:00
Moderators: Elmar Merkle & Michael Atalay
Session Number: M-Sust
Overview

This session aims to provide attendees with an overview of the current and future challenges for environmental sustainability for MRI. MRI has an enormous demand for energy compared to other imaging modalities, as well substantial environmental impacts beyond the scanner energy use. Given the pressing threat of climate and ecological emergencies, addressing these challenges to improve the environmental sustainability of MRI is of both crucial and urgent.

Target audience

All ISMRM members who would like to learn about the challenges and be involved in improving the sustainability of MRI.

Educational objectives

· To learn about the current environmental challenges with regards to the health of the planet and its people.
· To learn about the current environmental challenges with regards to MRI: energy use for data acquisition, analysis and storage, travel and conferencing, waste management and helium use.
· To discuss actions and strategies to reduce the environmental impact of the MRI community.
 
16:00   Primer On Climate Change, Planetary Health & Human Health Impacts
Penny Hubbard Cristinacce
 
16:13   Environmental Sustainability & MRI: Use-Phase Energy & GHG Emissions
Jan Vosshenrich
 
16:26   Impact Of MR Field Strength On Energy & GHG Emissions
Adrienne Campbell-Washburn
 
16:39   Panel Discussion & Audience Q&A – Strategies to Reduce the Environmental Impact of MRI While Preserving Benefits
Rajiv Ramasawmy1, Meng Law2
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16:55   Break & Meet the Teachers
 
17:05   Sustainability of MR Systems Throughout Their Life Cycle Including Production Phase (Materials, Power Electronics, Magnets, Computing)
James Carr
 
17:18   Environmental Sustainability in MRI: Travel, Data Analysis/Storage & AI
Christof Boehm
 
17:31   Environmental Sustainability in MRI Beyond Energy: Waste, Contrast & Helium
Peter Barker
 
17:44   Panel Discussion & Audience Q&A – Strategies to Reduce the Environmental Impact of MRI Beyond Energy
Hamidreza Saligheh Rad1, Hersh Chandarana2
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