Abstract: A method for optimizing operation of at least one medical imaging apparatus, and a computer for implementing such a method, an appointment request from a patient, and at least one patient attribute, are entered into a computer, and the patient attribute is forwarded from the computer to the medical imaging apparatus. The medical imaging apparatus provides the computer with the duration of the medical imaging procedure to be conducted, as a function of the patient attribute, and forwards a designation of that duration to the computer. The computer selects an appointment dependent on the duration and the availability of the medical imaging apparatus. The selected appointment is stored by the computer.