Table 3.
Reasons for radiologists to engage in social networking
| 1. To build, develop and maintain a network of professional contacts | |
| - Communicate with colleagues from local or personal network | |
| - Meet colleagues from around the globe | |
| - Collaborate with colleagues/people with common interests and experience | |
| 2. To discover new career, research, or business opportunities | |
| - Find new (unpublished) opportunities | |
| - Establish research collaborations (virtual teams) | |
| - Develop business relationships, new ventures | |
| 3. To remove barriers to improved collaboration | |
| - Share media in all kinds of formats | |
| - Discuss the latest radiology news, articles, conferences | |
| - Seek help or consultation from a community of experts | |
| - Learn from colleagues with common clinical interests/expertise | |
| 4. To make themselves more visible to the public, a virtual “face of radiology” | |
| - Inform the public about radiology examinations | |
| - Discuss imaging-related topics with patients | |
| 5. To access education and research | |
| - Subscribe to pages of radiological societies | |
| - Follow and participate in online discussion of cases | |
| - Participate in online research networks | |
| - Promote and discuss scientific publications |