Audio and video processing for safety alerts during an imaging examination

An apparatus for providing assistance from a remote expert (RE) to a local operator (LO) during a medical imaging examination performed using a medical imaging device, the apparatus comprising:

• a workstation operable by the remote expert;
• and
• at least one electronic processor programmed to:
• provide a user interface (UI) on the workstation displaying a feed of at least an imaging bay where the medical imaging device is disposed;
• track a workflow of the medical imaging examination;
• detect, by analysis of the feed and analysis of the workflow, an event occurring in the imaging bay;
• and
• output, via the remote workstation, an alert indicating the detected event.

A method of providing assistance from a remote expert (RE) to a local operator (LO) during a medical imaging examination, the method comprising:

• providing a user interface (UI), on a remote workstation operable by the remote expert, displaying a plurality of feeds of a corresponding number of imaging bays at a corresponding number of medical sites where a corresponding number of medical imaging devices is disposed;
• detecting, from the plurality of feeds, an event occurring in at least one of the imaging bays;
• and
• outputting, via the remote workstation, an alert indicating the detected event.