The acquisition, reconstruction, processing, analysis, display and visualization of imaging data in a medical diagnostic context is influenced by information stored in an electronic medical record. The electronic medical record may include past imaging information, as well as parameter settings, protocol identifications, and any other information extracted from the previous imaging data or derived from that data. The EMR may also include non-imaging data, such as clinical data, and results of various examinations performed of a non-imaging type. Based upon the information in the electronic medical record, recommendations of future imaging may be made, as well as recommendations of protocols, and techniques for acquisition, reconstruction, processing, analysis, display and visualization. The information in the EMR may be used directly for setting imaging system parameters in future imaging acquisition and post-acquisition processing.
