Inside Imaging Newsletter- April 2024
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White Marsh Upgraded MRI
Our 3T MRI scanner at White Marsh has been upgraded with state-of-the-art technology to enable faster, high-resolution imaging for body, breast, prostate, angiography, and oncology exams. With a 70cm wide bore and weight capacity up to 550 lbs, this 3T MRI is part of our continued efforts to provide you and your patients with high-quality imaging. Click to read more details about our upgrades!
New Features on MyChart
Patients can now view and download their radiology exam images through their MyChart account as well as schedule online select PET/CT exams for our locations in Bethesda and Green Spring Station. Step-by-step instructions on how to download or schedule are available at hopkinsmedicine.org/imaging/mychart
Now Utilizing AI Software for Mammograms
Our subspecialized breast imaging radiologists are now utilizing an FDA-cleared AI tool to assist them in reading mammogram images from Johns Hopkins Radiology locations. The AI tool is designed to work with our radiologists like a second reader, helping us find more cancers and find them earlier, while also potentially reducing the number of patient callbacks for diagnostic workups. Johns Hopkins Radiology does not charge patients or their insurance companies for this software.
Graduating Diagnostic Mammogram Patients to Screening
Patients with a past breast cancer diagnosis who have 1 year of diagnostic mammograms with no new suspicious findings will be graduated to screening mammograms. Patients who have been treated with mastectomy or who have had surgery for benign reasons will be immediately scheduled for screening mammograms which allow patients to benefit from greater scheduling availability, faster appointment times, and lower charges.
Order Wisely: Vertigo
Vertigo is a common symptom of a variety of causes as well as a side effect of medication. Read about the red flags that support imaging and what type of test to order when necessary.