Technologist assessments for professional growth and operational improvement

An apparatus for use in conjunction with a medical imaging device, the apparatus including at least one electronic processor programmed to:

• receive images of an imaging examination performed by a local operator (LO) and audio or textual conversations between the local operator and a remote medical expert during the imaging examination;
• obtain data related to the imaging examinations during performance of the medical imaging examinations from the recorded images and recorded conversations;
• analyze the obtained data to determine one or more performance metrics of the local operator;
• and
• during a current imaging examination, provide a remote assistance user interface (UI) to at least one display device operable by a remote expert (RE), the UI providing two-way communication between the local medical imaging device operator and the remote expert via which the remote expert can provide assistance to the local medical imaging device operator, the UI further displaying a visualization of the determined one or more performance metrics of the local operator.

A method of assessing performance of a local medical imaging device operator during imaging examinations performed using one or more medical imaging devices, the method comprising:

• screen-scraping data displayed on a display device of a medical imaging device controller of the medical imaging device;
• analyzing the screen-scraped data to determine one or more performance metrics of the local operator;
• and
• during a current imaging examination, providing a remote assistance user interface (UI) to at least one display device operable by a remote expert (RE), the UI providing two-way communication between the local medical imaging device operator and the remote expert via which the remote expert can provide assistance to the local medical imaging device operator, the UI further displaying a visualization of the determined one or more performance metrics of the local operator.