Methods and systems for protocol management

A system, comprising:

• a display;
• and
• a computing device operably coupled to the display and storing instructions executable to:
• output, to the display, for an authenticated user, a first displayed protocol manager interface including a default manufacturer-installed protocol for an imaging system, the displayed default protocol including one or more action items displayed in a sequence;
• responsive to input from the authenticated user, modify, at the displayed first user interface, the default protocol including modifying the one or more displayed action items and/or the sequence;
• and store the modified protocol stored along with the default protocol in a protocol library;
• and
• output, to the display or another display operably coupled to the computing device, for the authenticated user or a non-authenticated user, a second protocol manager interface including a workflow displayed during the imaging scan, the displayed workflow comprising the one or more displayed action items of the modified protocol.

A method for an imaging system, comprising:

• displaying a default protocol defining a default workflow for operating the imaging system during a scan, the default protocol including one or more action items executed in a sequence;
• receiving, from an authenticated user, modifications to an action item selected from the one or more actions items of the default protocol, the modifications changing the default workflow;
• generating a modified protocol based on the received modifications;
• and
• during the scan,
• displaying a modified workflow corresponding to the modified protocol;
• and
• adjusting one or more settings of the imaging system based on the modified protocol.