Siemens Healthineers and UCSF Create First Carbon-Neutral Radiology Imaging Service

An image of the new MAGNETOM Free.Max (0.55T) MRI scanner from Siemens Healthineers

This post was authored by Jess Berthold and was originally published on UCSF News .

New Agreement Focuses on Green Radiology and Improving Access to Quality Imaging

Siemens Healthineers and UC San Francisco have formed a research and innovation-driven collaboration to make radiological imaging greener, while improving access to and quality of radiological imaging in Northern California. The agreement will also explore artificial intelligence in radiology, clinical data and image integration, and quantitative imaging.

The first key area of innovation, Green Radiology, will include the creation of a first-in-the-world carbon-neutral radiology imaging service at UCSF. This collaboration – between UCSF, Siemens Smart Infrastructure, Siemens USA, and Siemens Healthineers – will monitor power consumption of radiology equipment at UCSF using Siemens Smart Infrastructure…

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