Our team at Johns Hopkins Medical Imaging is dedicated to providing a safe, comfortable and friendly environment for children and their families.

The division of Pediatric Radiology always offers radiation-free and low-dose options for pediatric imaging. Our team performs procedures using diagnostic tests, including ultrasound, X-ray, CT, MRI and nuclear medicine.

After reviewing the images, our pediatric radiologists work closely with your child’s doctors to develop a comprehensive care plan.

Johns Hopkins Pediatric Radiology COVID-19 Safety Guidelines

Exams by Location

Procedure	Bethesda	Wilde Lake Pavilion	Green Spring Station	White Marsh
CT	x	x	x	x
MRI	x	x	x	x
Ultrasound	x	x	x	x
X-ray	x	x	x	x
DEXA	x			x
PET/CT	x		x

All Medical Imaging services performed at all sites, unless specified otherwise.

The following guidelines outline scheduling requirements and patient criteria for CT, MRI, Ultrasound, DEXA and PET/CT exams:

• CT
  • Without contrast - the patient must be older than 5 years old can hold still for at least 10 minutes.
  • With contrast - the patient must be 8 years old or older and can hold still for at least 10 minutes.
• MRI
  • Without contrast - the patient must be older than 5 years old and can hold still for the entire scan time.
  • With contrast – for patients 5-8 years old who can hold still for the entire scan time, MRI is available only at White Marsh.
  • With contrast – for patients 8 years old or older and can hold still for the entire exam, MRI is available at all locations.
• Ultrasound
  • Vascular exams must be scheduled at the Bloomberg Children’s Center.
  • Baby Hips, Neonatal Spine, and Neonatal Brain ultrasounds are only available at Green Spring Station and White Marsh with additional limitations below.

• Ultrasound Abdomen (Failure to Thrive)
• If the exam is ordered for “failure to thrive” and there is no mention of pyloric stenosis, the scan can be performed at Green Spring Station or White Marsh.
• If the diagnosis is pyloric stenosis, the exam should be scheduled at Bloomberg Children’s Center.
• Baby Hips
• The exam should be scheduled when the patient is between 6 weeks and 6 months old at the time of the expected exam date.
• Patients older than 6 months should only be scanned if they are follow-up cases or currently in a harness.
• Neonatal Brain Ultrasound 
• The exam can be scheduled up to 6 months of age at the time of the expected exam date.
• Patients older than 6 months should have the provider order an MRI Fast Brain exam for brain evaluation.

• Neonatal Spine Ultrasound

• The patient must be between 5 and less than 18 years old, and the exam is available only at White Marsh and Bethesda
• The exam can be scheduled up to 3 months of age at the time of the expected exam date.
• Patients older than 3 months should have the provider order an MRI spine for evaluation.

• DEXA
  • The patient must be between 5 and less than 18 years old, and the exam is available only at White Marsh and Bethesda
• PET/CT
  • The patient must be between 16 and less than 18 years old, and the exam is available only at Bethesda and Green Spring Station.

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