Disclosed is a scanning monitoring apparatus for medical imaging, the scanning monitoring apparatus comprising a controller unit and a display, wherein the controller unit during a scanning session is configured to obtain tracking data of a subject in a medical scanner, obtain scanner data indicative of operating parameters of the medical scanner； determine an output of a verification function based on the tracking data and the scanner data； and control the scanning monitoring apparatus according to the output of the verification function. A notification signal may be provided if the output is indicative of an erroneous scanning.
