System and method for integrating a plurality of diagnostic related information

A method for integrating a plurality of information from a multiple of sources, comprising the steps of:

• storing site specific information for a machine;
• receiving a plurality of diagnostic related information obtained from the machine;
• accessing a plurality of diagnostic and analytic tools for evaluating the plurality of diagnostic related information, wherein each diagnostic and analytic tool generates a tool output containing a list of possible recommendations pertaining to the machine;
• collecting site specific information for the machine and the plurality of diagnostic related information and generating a current incident record therefrom;
• storing a plurality of approved incident records obtained from a plurality of machines;
• and
• finding approved incident records that most closely match the current incident record.

A system for integrating a plurality of information from a multiple of sources to facilitate monitoring and diagnosis of a medical imaging machine, comprising:

• a site specific database containing site specific information for the medical imaging machine;
• a plurality of diagnostic related information obtained from the medical imaging machine;
• a plurality of diagnostic and analytic tools for evaluating the plurality of diagnostic related information, wherein each diagnostic and analytic tool generates a tool output containing a list of possible recommendations pertaining to the medical imaging machine;
• a diagnostic router for collecting site specific information for the medical imaging machine from the site specific database and the plurality of diagnostic related information and generating a current incident record therefrom;
• an approved incident record database containing a plurality of approved incident records obtained from a plurality of medical imaging machines;
• and
• an integrator for finding approved incident records from the approved incident record database that most closely match the current incident record.

A method for integrating a plurality of information from a multiple of sources to facilitate monitoring and diagnosis of a medical imaging machine, comprising the steps of:

• storing site specific information for the medical imaging machine;
• receiving a plurality of diagnostic related information obtained from the medical imaging machine;
• accessing a plurality of diagnostic and analytic tools for evaluating the plurality of diagnostic related information, wherein each diagnostic and analytic tool generates a tool output containing a list of possible recommendations pertaining to the medical imaging machine;
• collecting site specific information for the medical imaging machine and the plurality of diagnostic related information and generating a current incident record therefrom;
• storing a plurality of approved incident records obtained from a plurality of medical imaging machines;
• and
• finding approved incident records that most closely match the current incident record.