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Cardiac Imaging at Bethesda

Cardiac MRI is breaking ground at Bethesda! Johns Hopkins Medical Imaging will be offering the latest in cardiac imaging equipment and software. Cardiac MRI exams can be performed for evaluation of ischemic and non-ischemic cardiomyopathy. Cardiac CT exams are optimized for the evaluation of plaque within the coronary arteries. Details on scanner bore size, weight capacity, and more can be downloaded.

Patient Report Release Timing on MyChart

In order to comply with new federal regulations, patients’ radiology reports will be released immediately in the Johns Hopkins MyChart patient portal upon final signature by the radiologist. This is due to the 21st Century Cures Act by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) of The Department of Health and Human Services designed to give patients easier access to their medical records. Find out more about what this regulation means.

Screening Mammograms After Receiving a COVID-19 Vaccine

Breast imaging radiologists have noticed that axillary lymph nodes can become temporarily enlarged as a normal and expected reaction after a COVID-19 vaccination. In order to reduce false positives and call-backs for additional imaging, screening mammograms should be scheduled before the first dose or 4-6 weeks after the final dose of any COVID-19 vaccine. Learn more.

Weekend MRI Services at White Marsh

Our White Marsh location offers convenient outpatient weekday, weekend, and evening hours for 1.5T and 3T MRI along with the expertise of Johns Hopkins subspecialty radiologists. All images and reports from Johns Hopkins Medical Imaging are fully integrated with the Johns Hopkins Health System and accessible through Epic. Read more.

Order Wisely: Coronary CTA for Stable Chest Pain

Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography exams can improve outcomes for patients with stable chest pain who meet appropriate use criteria (AUC). Learn more about diagnostic testing in these patients by reviewing stable chest pain AUCs designed by a multispecialty committee of physicians at JHU SOM. A guideline is also available in Epic through which you can place direct orders. 

Ask our medical director, Jenny K. Hoang, M.B.B.S., M.H.S., M.B.A.

Q: As a non-Johns Hopkins provider, can my patients still schedule their imaging appointments online?   

A: Yes. All patients can now schedule most CT, ultrasound, mammograms, X-rays, and DEXA studies through MyChart. If your patient has a Johns Hopkins MyChart account, just fax us the order to 443-451-6986 and our team will process it and make an online scheduling ticket available for your patient.