Table 4.

Radiologists’ global priority weights for level 2 and level 3 subdimensions (scaled to 100)

No.	Dimension	Global priority level 2	Global priority level 3
1	Security, backup, and downtime prevention	17.92
2	Voice recognition, transcription, and reporting	13.40
3	Structured reporting [voice recognition, transcription, and reporting]		9.51
4	Tools for continuous PACS performance monitoring	8.51
5	Compatibility and integration with other systems and products	7.82
6	Support for service and upgrades	7.36
7	Convenience and responsiveness in manipulation of images	6.80
8	Support for multispecialty images	6.72
9	Retrieval speed for short- and long-term archived images	6.67
10	Support for multimodality images on the same workstation	5.36
11	Open standards [compatibility and integration with other systems and products]		4.85
12	Computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) and visualization (e.g., 3D)	4.76
13	Integrated with workstation [CAD and visualization]		4.19
14	Auto-transcription and self-editing	3.89
15	Customizable hanging protocol and icons	3.57
16	Worklist and workflow organization	3.40
17	Case schedule and backlog monitoring	3.20
18	Proprietary (same vendor only) [compatibility and integration with other systems and products]		2.97
19	Integrated with PACS/PACS driven [worklist and workflow]		2.65
20	Individually customizable [customizable hanging protocol and icons]		2.39
21	Easy-to-use hanging protocol and icons	1.87
22	Support for high image quality	1.76
23	Built-in tools for image quality assurance	0.88
24	Integrated with RIS/RIS driven [worklist and workflow]		0.75
25	Stand-alone facility [CAD and visualization]		0.57
26	Institutionally customizable [customizable hanging protocol and icons]		0.46

The higher-level dimensions are specified in square brackets for easy reference