Inference of appropriate anatomical region from inconsistent descriptions in order to provide fast and accurate prefetching is provided. In various embodiments, an anatomical region of a first medical imaging study is determined. A first plurality of keywords is determined corresponding to the anatomical region of the first medical imaging study. A plurality of studies is accessed having a patient in common with the first medical imaging study. A second plurality of keywords is extracted from the plurality of studies. Those of the plurality of studies having extracted keywords in common with the first plurality of keywords are selected. The selected studies are pre-fetched for display to a user.
