一家美國大學和一家醫療影像公司開發的遠程控制軟件，能夠允許不在現場的影像學專家通過因特網操縱核磁共振(MRI)。

這項研究發表在2006年11月《放射學》，是由洛山磯加利福尼亞大學(UCLA)的放射科醫生和德國Siemens公司(Erlangen, Germany)共同完成的。研究人員發現，遠程掃描的質量比缺乏經驗的放射科醫生操作的要高，提示這為醫療力量薄弱的醫院或者地區提供了一個選擇。
 
Remote Control MRI Cardiac Scanning

A U.S. university and a medical imaging company have developed remote-control software that enables an off-site imaging specialist to operate a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) unit via the Internet.

The study was published in the November 2006 issue of the journal Radiology, and conducted by radiologists from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and Siemens Medical Solutions (Erlangen, Germany). The researchers discovered that the quality of the remote scans were superior to onsite scans by a less experienced technologist, suggesting alternatives for helping facilities or regions with limited medical staff and expertise.