A technique is provided for collaboratively processing and/or analyzing a
set of image data. The technique provides for the initiation of a
collaborative session by an application server. One or more collaborative
workstations may join the collaborative session, providing common access
to an image data set and to tools for processing and/or viewing the image
data set. Operators at the collaborative workstations and/or the
application server may thereby simultaneously access, process, and/or
analyze the image data set. Communication between the operators via the
network supporting the collaborative session may also be provided.