Systems and methods for configuring a medical device are provided. One system includes a computer configured to access a plurality of stored Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) worklists and transmit DICOM worklist information. The system also includes a medical device configured to receive the DICOM worklist information including examination or scan info nation for the medical device and determine a preset configuration for the medical device corresponding to an examination or scan using the examination or scan information. The medical device is further configured to automatically select the preset configuration to set one or more acquisition parameters for the examination or scan.
