A medical imaging system for scan queue management is provided, comprising: a computing device; a display device; and, an imaging device; the computing device configured to: render: a graphical scan queue comprising a first graphical representation of a type of each respective digital image series of a plurality of digital image series, in an order corresponding to an order in which the series are to be acquired; and, a graphical indication of respective total estimated times for acquiring each of the series; render, at the display, a respective graphical timer on each respective first graphical representation as the series are acquired, the respective graphical timer indicating acquisition progress; receive, from the imaging device, the respective series as they are acquired; store the respective series; and, when acquisition of the respective series occurs, render a graphical indicator of a next respective series to be acquired in the scan queue.