Advanced CT Imaging of the Heart
The Johns Hopkins Cardiac CT Program provides noninvasive detailed x-ray scans of your heart to detect cardiovascular disease and its overall function. Our cardiologists use the latest technologies for precise diagnostic imaging.
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Why Choose Johns Hopkins for Cardiac CT Imaging
Latest Technology and Research
Our experts are world leaders in Cardiac CT Imaging and use the latest technology to get the best images of your heart. In 2019, the nation’s first ultra-high-resolution CT scanner was installed at Johns Hopkins Hospital under the direction of Cardiology.
Patient-centered Care
Your scan is specifically tailored to you and your needs to get best results while minimizing risks from radiation and contrast agents.
Immediate Imaging Findings with Patient Care
Your heart images will be read by cardiologists and results will be sent to your doctor without delay. As cardiologists, we provide immediate guidance on your care based on your heart scan.
Research
Our Cardiac CT program in Cardiology has a very active research program which includes clinical studies, basic-science investigations, and in-vitro experiments. Our program was centrally involved in many of the validation studies for cardiac CT and CT myocardial perfusion imaging.
Current clinical investigations include:
Research
Our Cardiac CT program in Cardiology has a very active research program which includes clinical studies, basic-science investigations, and in-vitro experiments. Our program was centrally involved in many of the validation studies for cardiac CT and CT myocardial perfusion imaging.
Current clinical investigations include:
- Ultra-high-resolution CT vs. invasive angiography for detecting hemodynamically significant coronary artery disease—the CORE PRECISION PILOT STUDY
Principal investigator: Armin Arbab-Zadeh, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.
Enrollment status: Active. Patients referred for cardiac catheterization are being recruited.
- Comprehensive Cardiopulmonary Imaging in Patients Recovered from COVID-19 Infection
Principal investigator: Joao Lima, M.B.A., M.D.
Enrollment status: Active. Patients who recovered from Covid are being recruited.
- Ultra-high-resolution CT vs. conventional CT for detecting coronary artery disease—the CORE COMPARE PILOT STUDY
Principal investigators: Armin Arbab-Zadeh, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. and Joao Lima, M.B.A., M.D.
Enrollment status: Active. Patients with stable chest pain are being recruited.
- Ultra-high-resolution CT for Personalized Computational Models of Ventricular Tachycardia
Principal investigators: Jonathan Chrispin, M.D.
Enrollment status: Active. Patients with ventricular tachycardia undergoing ablation are being recruited.
Highlighted Research
- Miller JM, Rochitte C, Dewey M, Arbab-Zadeh A, Niinuma H, Gottlieb I, Paul N, Clouse M, Shapiro E, Hoe J, Lardo AC, Bush D, de Roos A, Cox C, Brinker J, Lima JAC. Coronary artery evaluation using 64-row multidetector computed tomography angiography (CORE-64): results of a multicenter, international trial to assess diagnostic accuracy compared with conventional coronary angiography. NEJM. 2008;359:2324-2336.
- Hecht JH, Blaha MJ, Kazerooni EA, Cury RC, Budoff M, Leipsic J, Shaw L. CAC-DRS; Coronary Artery Calcium Data and Reporting System. An expert document of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT). J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2018;12:185-191.
- Latina J, Shabani M, Kapoor K, Whelton SP, Trost JC, Sesso J, Demehri S, Mahesh M, Lima JAC, Arbab-Zadeh A. Ultra-high-resolution CT coronary angiography for assessment of patients with severe coronary artery calcification: Initial Experience. Radiol Cardiovasc Imag 2021; in press.