Methods, systems, and apparatus for automatically assessing quality of imaging systems

A method comprising:

• receiving data from an imaging device;
• determining whether the received data corresponds to a test exam;
• in response to determining that the received data corresponds to the test exam, determining whether the test exam was correctly performed based on a comparison of the data to a validity criterion;
• when the test exam was correctly performed, determining that the imaging satisfies a performance criteria based on a comparison of a characteristic of the data corresponding to the performance indicator to the data with a performance threshold;
• and
• storing the performance indicator in conjunction with the data.

A tangible computer readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed, cause a machine to at least:

• receive data from an imaging device;
• determine whether the received data corresponds to a test exam;
• in response to determining that the received data corresponds to the test exam, determine whether the test exam was correctly performed based on a comparison of the data to a validity criterion;
• when the test exam was correctly performed, determine that the imaging system satisfies a performance criteria based on a comparison of a characteristic of the data to the performance indicator with a performance threshold;
• and
• storing the performance indicator in conjunction with the data.