Table 5 Advantages of teleradiology in general (the highest percentages are in bold)
From: European Teleradiology now and in the future: results of an online survey
Answer options | Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree | No opinion | Rating average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Possibility to discuss cases in a collaborative network | 4 % | 7 % | 12 % | 46 % | 28 % | 2 % | 3.90 |
Greater efficiency and improved radiological services | 3 % | 10 % | 16 % | 38 % | 32 % | 1 % | 3.86 |
Better distribution of the workload throughout the organisation | 4 % | 6 % | 24 % | 38 % | 27 % | 2 % | 3.80 |
Ability to sub-specialise | 3 % | 10 % | 19 % | 37 % | 27 % | 4 % | 3.78 |
Improved communication with referring clinicians | 11 % | 19 % | 22 % | 28 % | 18 % | 2 % | 3.23 |
Profession is now more attractive for newcomers | 10 % | 16 % | 32 % | 25 % | 13 % | 5 % | 3.15 |