Abstract: In a method for operating a medical technology facility with a medical technology device for examining and/or treating a patient, wherein the medical device has a control console for making settings to the medical device throughput of examined and/or treated patients is improved by providing an input interface designed to be operated remotely from the control console. Through this input interface patient data are acquired for the patient and through a central coordination device of the system, the acquired patient data are received from the input interface and transmitted to the control console. Through the control console, the patient data are then displayed and/or settings are made to the medical device as a function of the patient data.

Abstract: In a method and apparatus to determine a suitable table position for an examination step in a magnetic resonance (MR) apparatus, the patient table is moved to a first table position and a first measurement volume is selected. Adjustment measurements to adjust components of the MR apparatus to the first measurement volume are implemented and the measurement results are stored. A second measurement volume is selected. The difference between an optimal table position for the second examination step and the first table position is calculated. MR data are acquired from the second measurement volume at the optimal table position for the second examination step if the difference exceeds a defined threshold, and at the first table position with the first adjustment parameters if the difference does not exceed the threshold.

Abstract: A system for profiling operational usage associated with a plurality of medical imaging devices includes an information container processor, a database, a data analyzer module, and an output processor. The information container processor is configured to acquire operational data from each of a plurality of customer entities. The operational data acquired from each respective customer entity may include, for example, an identification of a imaging device used by a respective customer entity; a configuration setting associated with the imaging device; and an identification of one or more of an imaging scanning method utilized by the imaging device, an anatomical region imaged by the imaging device, and a medical condition investigated using the imaging device. The database is configured to store the operational data acquired from each respective customer entity.