Appointment Information
Review frequently asked questions to prepare for your visit to Hoglund Biomedical Imaging Center.
Hoglund Biomedical Imaging Center carries out investigator-initiated biomedical research and clinical trials. We also perform clinical scans on a limited basis through a contract with the University of Kansas Hospital.
If you are a research participant or a patient coming to Hoglund, the following information can help you locate our facility or prepare for an MRI or other exam.
The HBIC is located on the University of Kansas Medical Center Campus at 39th Street and Rainbow Boulevard in Kansas City, Kansas. The center is a one-story building on the north side of the campus, just behind the Dykes Library. Our general mailing address is 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, MS 1052, and Kansas City, KS 66160. Our physical address is 3805 Eaton Street, Kansas City, KS 66103.
HBIC is part of the University of Kansas Medical Center. Although closely connected, the University of Kansas Hospital Authority is a separate legal entity from the university.
Please contact the study coordinator for the study that you will be participating in. For general inquiries about an existing appointment, please contact our HBIC front desk office at 913-588-9070.
Yes, the HBIC has its own visitor and patient-designated space, just in front of the HBIC building.
All visitors who are participating in a research study should park in front of the HBIC building in the reserved parking spaces. If parking is not available in front of the building Research participants may park in the P5 parking garage located on Eaton Street. Research participants should bring their parking ticket to the HBIC front desk for validation.
Yes, we do.
- You will be provided with required hearing protection during your MRI.
- What to wear:
- All persons being scanned in the MRI must change into provided scrubs
- Nothing should be worn above the neck area. This includes anything on the head, including artificial hair, wigs, hats, scarves, etc.
- All jewelry and piercings must be removed
- Wear as little makeup as possible; none on or around your eyes as it may interfere with the study.
- Hair should be worn down, no buns or ponytails
- If you have removable dental work, you will be asked to remove it before scanning
- If you require glasses, please be sure to bring your prescription or wear contacts
- Most scans will last an hour or more and will require you to lie flat on your back.
- Medical history:
- You will be required to fill out a safety screening form prior to your scan to ensure that it is safe for you to participate in the study you are volunteering for
- Those under 18 will need a parent or legal guardian to complete this form
- Certain implants will require documentation to verify safety. If you have been given an implant card, please bring it with you the day of the scan. Otherwise inform the researcher so that we may try to find any necessary documentation. If you have ever had an injury involving metal to your eyes or skin, a radiology report will be required to demonstrate that no foreign bodies are present
- Those who wear medication patches or insulin pumps will be asked to remove them prior to having an MRI. Please verify with your prescribing physician that it is safe to do so.
- Young children are not permitted to be left unattended.
- Friends and family of those being scanned will be asked to remain in the waiting area while scanning is taking place.
Please contact us at 913-588-9070 if you need more information, including directions to the HBIC facility, ahead of your scheduled MRI appointment.
- If you require glasses, please be sure to bring your prescription or wear contacts
- Certain implants will require documentation to verify safety. If you have been given an implant card, please bring it with you the day of the scan. Otherwise inform the researcher so that we may try to find any necessary documentation
Please contact us at 913-588-9070 if you need more information ahead of your scheduled MRI appointment.