Automatic self-test method for medical devices

A method for validating at least one operating system patch for an application which is implemented on a medical imaging device of an application system, the method comprising:

• issuing an operating system patch by an operating system manufacturer system;
• provisioning a patch module on the medical imaging device;
• receiving the operating system patch by the patch module;
• and
• executing, by the patch module, an automatic self-test on the medical imaging device whose operating system has been patched, the automatic self-test simulating a clinical trial of the medical imaging device by,
• loading test data associated with the medical imaging device,
• driving, using the loaded test data, the medical imaging device during the clinical trial to collect clinical test data, the clinical trial being performed at a time where a patient is not situated in the medical imaging device, and
• determining whether the clinical operation performed by the medical imaging device whose operation system has been patched was successful by comparing the clinical test data with a reference result;
• and
• sending one of a validation signal and a fail signal based on the reference result.