A method for optimizing medical images (S1 -S4) of a patient comprising the steps of: providing a medical imaging device having an x-ray source for emitting x-rays, an x-ray detector for detecting the x-rays emitted from the x-ray source, a support on which a subject or organ to be imaged is positioned, a controller for adjusting the positions of the x-ray source and the x-ray detector relative to one another, an image generator operably connected to the x-ray detector to receive x-ray data therefrom to generate processed data and a processor operably connected to the image generator and the controller and configured to perform analysis on the x-ray image; acquiring n, where n is > 1, image data sets S 1 to S n for a patient or organ positioned on the support, wherein the n image data sets S 1 to S n each includes a different number of images; processing by combining a subset of the image data sets S 1 to S n to generate a first processed data set D n; analyzing the first processed data set D n; defining the acquisition parameters for an additional input data set S n+1 based on a result of the analysis; acquiring at least one additional image data set S n+1; and processing the at least one additional image data set S n+1 to obtain an additional processed data set D n+1 wherein the step of processing the at least one additional image data set S n+1 comprises processing the at least one additional image data set S n+1 in combination with a subset of the image data sets S 1 to S n including at least one of image data sets S 1 to S n. providing a medical imaging device having an x-ray source for emitting x-rays, an x-ray detector for detecting the x-rays emitted from the x-ray source, a support on which a subject or organ to be imaged is positioned, a controller for adjusting the positions of the x-ray source and the x-ray detector relative to one another, an image generator operably connected to the x-ray detector to receive x-ray data therefrom to generate processed data and a processor operably connected to the image generator and the controller and configured to perform analysis on the x-ray image; acquiring n, where n is > 1, image data sets S 1 to S n for a patient or organ positioned on the support, wherein the n image data sets S 1 to S n each includes a different number of images; processing by combining a subset of the image data sets S 1 to S n to generate a first processed data set D n; analyzing the first processed data set D n; defining the acquisition parameters for an additional input data set S n+1 based on a result of the analysis; acquiring at least one additional image data set S n+1; and processing the at least one additional image data set S n+1 to obtain an additional processed data set D n+1 wherein the step of processing the at least one additional image data set S n+1 comprises processing the at least one additional image data set S n+1 in combination with a subset of the image data sets S 1 to S n including at least one of image data sets S 1 to S n. analyzing the first processed data set D n; defining the acquisition parameters for an additional input data set S n+1 based on a result of the analysis; acquiring at least one additional image data set S n+1; and processing the at least one additional image data set S n+1 to obtain an additional processed data set D n+1 wherein the step of processing the at least one additional image data set S n+1 comprises processing the at least one additional image data set S n+1 in combination with a subset of the image data sets S 1 to S n including at least one of image data sets S 1 to S n.