1. A system for navigating medical images, said system comprising: an interface for displaying medical images of a patient file stored in an image database, an image labeler providing a label for each of said medical images the first time that said each of said medical images is accessed by a user, said label being attached to said each of said medical images; an image search engine searching said medical images of said patient file for said label and generating a subset of said medical images that do not have said label; and a graphical meter representing said subset of medical images, said graphical meter being displayed on said interface.