Problem-solution resource system for medical diagnostic equipment

A technique is disclosed for providing problem and solution information, such as that relating to a particular application or protocol, to medical diagnostic institutions and systems. The information is created and stored on machine readable media. A user may enter a problem query (262,264) at a user interface at the diagnostic institution or system and search a database (266,268) of information located at a centralized service facility. A list of solutions to the query is displayed (270) at the diagnostic institution. The user may then select and display a desired solution (272,278) from the user interface. The particular solution may include textual and exemplary image descriptions of the solution. Moreover, additional links may be provided (274,276) to access other related sources of information. The information stored on the machine readable media may be easily updated by adding new case problems and associated solutions as well as new solutions to existing case problems.