MRI read outs are 3d, so can't be printed for analysis. They are gigabytes in size, and the units are usually in a different part of the building. So you could sneakernet cds every time an MRI is done, then sneakernet the results back. Or you could batch it and then analysis is done slowly and all at once. OR you could connect it to a central server and results/analysis can be available instantly.
Smarter people than us have already thought through this and the cost-benefit analysis said "connect it to a server"
Smarter people than us have already thought through this and the cost-benefit analysis said "connect it to a server"