REMOTE PRIMARY DIAGNOSIS. An emerging application of teleradiology in which x-ray, CT, ultrasound, and MRI images are scanned into computer systems and transmitted to alternate locations, allowing primary diagnosis to be made from the scanned image, rather than the film itself. RPD allows radiologists to more quickly review and evaluate images and provide more timely diagnosis without the added delay and expense of traveling to a hospital or clinic or waiting for films to be mailed or shipped to their offices. Also known as central read.