diff --git a/src/spatialexperiment/_imgutils.py b/src/spatialexperiment/_imgutils.py
index f6082b8..b26b110 100644
--- a/src/spatialexperiment/_imgutils.py
+++ b/src/spatialexperiment/_imgutils.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def read_image(input_image):
     raise TypeError(f"Expected PIL Image, path, or URL. Got {type(input_image)}")
 
 
-def get_img_data(
+def construct_img_data(
     img: Union[str, os.PathLike],
     scale_factor: str,
     sample_id: str,
diff --git a/src/spatialexperiment/io/tenx_visium.py b/src/spatialexperiment/io/tenx_visium.py
index 5bb0f89..32622a8 100644
--- a/src/spatialexperiment/io/tenx_visium.py
+++ b/src/spatialexperiment/io/tenx_visium.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 import biocutils as ut
 from singlecellexperiment import read_tenx_mtx
 from ..SpatialExperiment import SpatialExperiment
-from .._imgutils import get_img_data
+from .._imgutils import construct_img_data
 from .._initutils import construct_spatial_coords_from_names
 
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def read_img_data(
                 ),
                 None,
             )
-            curr_image_data = get_img_data(
+            curr_image_data = construct_img_data(
                 img=image,
                 scale_factor=scale_factor,
                 sample_id=sample_id,