Sensing the Image: Psychology and Perceptions

Wednesday 19th November 2008 - London

The function of medical imaging is to provide information to the clinician to reduce diagnostic uncertainty. There are two primary factors that have significant impact on the users' ability to accurately interpret an image. The first are the technological factors that determine the image characteristics, providing the primary data for the discrimination of defects or abnormalities. The second are the cognitive factors that affect the observers' interpretation of the presented image; these rely on the observers' perception and domain specific knowledge in support of the interpretive process.

During the course of the day discussion will examine the interpretive process, how does the representation of the data affect the observer? How do we best account for human visual interpretation? These issues will be discussed through a series of clinical and research case studies.

Aims of the Day:
- Discuss the interpretive process from both a clinical and technical focus
- Highlight research in the area
- Present clinical studies

Programme

09:30	Registration and Coffee
09:50	Welcome
10:00	From Pixel to Perception
	Prof. Peter McOwan, Queen Mary University London, London
10:30	Image analysis in diagnostic reporting
	Dr Caroline Boggis, South Manchester University Hospital Trusts, Manchester
11:00	Coffee break
11:30	Cognitive Factors in Image Interpretation
	Prof. David Manning, University of Cumbria, Lancaster
12:00	Social factors in improving Radiological perception
	Dr Richard FitzGerald, Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust, Wolverhampton
12:30	CAD in image interpretation
	Dr Susan Astley, University of Manchester, Manchester
13.00	Lunch
13:45	Error in Image Interpretation
	Prof Alastair Gale, Loughborough University, Loughborough
14:15	Computer aided diagnosis in CT Colonography
	Dr Stuart Taylor, University College Hospital, London
14:45	Coffee break
15:00	The use of perceptual feedback to improve decision making
	Mr Tim Donovan, University of Cumbria, Lancaster
15:30	Task perception in the analysis of medical images
	Mr Damien Litchfield, Lancaster University, Lancaster
16:00	Discussion
17:00	Close

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