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Critical Patient Prep for Cardiac CTA

The optimal heart rate for evaluation of the coronary arteries with a Cardiac CTA exam is under 60 beats per minute. By prescribing patients pre-appointment beta blockers, it improves imaging quality and reliability and reduces patient wait times during their appointments. Suggested regimens for pre-appointment heart rate control, including relative contraindications, are available here.

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Wilde Lake Pavilion Phase 2 Construction Beings

As part of our continued efforts to bring expanded imaging services to you and your patients, we will begin the next phase of construction at Wilde Lake Pavilion starting in Summer 2025. This will enable us to provide mammography, ultrasound, and DEXA services at the same location as MRI, CT, and X-ray. This next phase is anticipated to open in Fall 2026.

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Interventional Radiology Transitioned Back to The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Effective June 2025, all interventional radiology (IR) services have fully transitioned back to The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Johns Hopkins Medical Imaging location at Green Spring Station will no longer offer outpatient IR procedures. Please continue to order procedures and exams as previously, the Interventional Radiology centralized scheduling team will ensure proper scheduling.

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Order Wisely: 3D Mammograms

Johns Hopkins Medical Imaging is exclusively providing 3-D mammography to patients. 3-D mammography also known as tomosynthesis allows for greater accuracy, earlier breast cancer detection, and lower biopsy and recall rates. It is appropriate for all women who qualify for mammograms. All of our JHMI sites include a secondary level of review utilizing AI software at no additional cost to the patient. More information on 3-D mammography and how to order.