The invention relates to a method for detecting the presence of a portable direct radiographic panel in a medical imaging system comprising radiographic exposure stands each stand and each panel being provided with an NFC tag. The method comprises positioning a panel in an exposure stand such that the NFC tags of the panel and the stand are in each other s operating range detecting the presence of the panel in the exposure stand by a communication between these NFC tags and communicating the presence of the panel in the exposure stand to the medical imaging system.
