1. A medical system architecture comprising: a modality for acquiring examination images; a processor connected to said modality for processing said examination images; a user interface for said processor: a transmission system connected to said processor for transmitting said examination images to a location remote from said processor; a memory connected to said transmission system for storing said examination images; an RIS server; and said processor being programmed as an RIS client with an RIS mediator for exchanging text messages and for displaying an RIS client window at said interface and for creating RIS interaction masks at said interface, and proudcing a network connection to said RIS server for communicating with said RIS client to allow transfer of images from said remote location to said processor via said RIS server for general purpose processing and analysis of said images at said processor, using said RIS client window and said RIS interaction masks.