A central service facility is connected via a network and a uniform
service interactive platform to a multiplicity of remotely located
medical diagnostic systems. The interactive platform includes a
video/audio plug-in application which can be used to access a library of
videos via a network. The video library is stored at the central service
facility or on a local area network at the remote facility. The
interactive platform of the medical diagnostic system comprises a web
browser which enables the end-user to search and select a training video
from the database, and a video/audio player for viewing the selected
video directly from the operator's console. Depending on bandwidth
availability, the video file can be downloaded to the remotely located
medical diagnostic equipment prior to display or streamed in real-time.