ArticleSaudi medical journal2023
The role of teleradiology during COVID-19 outbreak: Saudi radiologists' perspectives.
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- The impact of teleradiology: balancing clinical benefits and operational limitations.Neuroradiology · 2026Review
- The extended impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical imaging case volumes: a retrospective study.PeerJ · 2025Article
- Teleradiology in Saudi Arabia: a national survey and retrospective review of associated MRI reports.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Navigating Challenges in Teleradiology Implementation: A Case Study from Saudi Arabia's Healthcare System.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Article
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- The barriers, motives, perceptions, and attitudes toward research among radiology practitioners and interns in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo evaluate the role of teleradiology during the COVID-19 pandemic from Saudi radiologists' perspectives to improve the radiology quality service.
methodsA cross-sectional study was carried out in Saudi Arabia among radiologists working at local hospitals from October to November 2021. It contains 21 questions involved demographic information; general information on teleradiology services; and the impact of teleradiology during COVID-19. One-way ANOVA was used to compare demographic groups. Chi-square test was used to compare demographic groups regarding their distribution of responses. All tests were carried out <0.05 level of significance.
resultsA total of 102 radiologists participated in this study (56% males, 44% females), 58.8% of them were sub-specialized in chest radiology. Regarding the general status of teleradiology, 69.6% of participants believed that teleradiology is a helpful tool for imaging interpretation. However, 44% of them were uncertain on the impact of teleradiology on patients' confidentiality. Approximately 87% of participants agreed that there is a positive contribution of teleradiology during COVID-19, which enables decreasing risk of infection and workload. There was a significant difference between professional degrees and overall participant responses (
conclusionConcerns raised on complicated cases that require physical presence of patients, cannot be performed by teleradiology. Additionally, it might provide insufficient communication with other professionals to discuss images.
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