Objects implanted in a being are identified by acquiring a first internal medical image of the object from a first perspective; acquiring a second internal medical image of the object from a second perspective different than the first perspective; and receiving descriptive information about the object that is in addition to the first and second internal medical images. The object is identified based on the first internal medical image, the second internal medical image, and the descriptive information; one or more operational characteristics of the object are then determined and transmitted to a remote requestor that provided the first and second internal medical images.