<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; line-break: after-white-space;"><p class="x_MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14pt;">OPPORTUNITY TO CONDUCT MEDICAL IMAGE PERCEPTION RESEARCH</span></b></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14pt;">Dec 1-6 at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)</span></b></p><div class="" style="text-align: justify;"> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Investigators conducting research on medical image perception know that it can be difficult to attract radiologists or other experts to participate as experimental observers. For the last three years support from the NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) has funded the Perception Lab in the Learning Center of the RSNA annual meeting in Chicago. Last year, 15 labs tested over 485 radiologists. We are happy to announce Year 4 of the Perception Lab will run from: <b class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14pt;">Dec 1 to Dec 6 at RSNA in the McCormick Place in Chicago.</span></b></p><div class="" style="text-align: justify;"> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b class=""><u class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 16pt;">APPLICATION: DEADLINE: Sept 1, 2019</span></u></b><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 16pt;"> – </span></b><span class="" style="font-size: 16pt;">DECISIONS BY SEPT. 30</span></p><div class="" style="text-align: justify;"> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b class="">Facilities: </b>There will be six small, darkened testing areas. At RSNA, each will be equipped with a desk, two chairs, two 47-inch monitors (Samsung LN-T4665F, color with VGA and HDMI, 1920 x 1080 pixels), power, and internet access. In addition, there will be tables in an open area with power and wireless internet. Many labs have found that they can test observers in these more casual environs. There will be a registration/waiting area. RSNA will provide some help in recruiting observers and with general publicity. In addition, registration fees for the meeting will be waived for participating researchers<i class="">. </i>Individual researchers will need to provide any equipment other than the monitors described above (e.g., if you need medical grade monitors, computers, eye-trackers, you need to make arrangements). You will also need to provide personnel to carry out the experiment. Finally, investigators will be asked to contribute a modest amount to a fund that will allow us to run a participant lottery (an Amazon gift card did well last year).<i class=""></i></p><div class="" style="text-align: justify;"> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b class="">Application: </b>To apply for time and space:</p><p class="x_MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">1)<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span>Provide contact with information for the PI and for any researcher(s) who you plan to send to the meeting. Include their position (postdoc, research assistant, etc.) office address, cell phone contact, and email.</p><p class="x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">2)<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span>Please provide 1-2 pages of prose (<b class="">exclusive of figures and references</b>) including:</p><p class="x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="x_Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>a)<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span>An abstract briefly describing the project.</p><p class="x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="x_Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>b)<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span>A significance statement describing why this is worth doing.</p><p class="x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="x_Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>c)<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span>Brief Background and Methods.</p><p class="x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="x_Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>d)<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span>A statement of your requirements: </p><p class="x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">i)<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span>IMPORTANT: Do you need to test in one of the darkened testing rooms or can you test out in the open. We will allocate testing room time in two-hour slots from 9-5 each day of the meeting.</p><p class="x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">ii)<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span>How many participants do you hope to test?</p><p class="x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">iii)<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span>How much time do you need with each participant? Keep in mind that your observers will probably be willing to give you no more than 30 mins of time for an experiment.</p><p class="x_MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">iv)<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span>What are the desired qualifications for your observers (e.g., level of experience)?</p><div class="" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="x_MsoCommentReference"> </span><br class="x_webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b class="">If your project is accepted, we will need:</b></p><p class="x_MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="x_Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>1)<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span>A brief paragraph explaining what the participants can expect to be doing in the study (e.g., reading N chest x-rays) and the potential benefit to the participants. What might they learn?</p><p class="x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="x_Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>2)<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span>A statement about how you plan to reward participants if applicable (e.g., lottery for an iPad, box of chocolate).</p><p class="x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="x_Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>3)<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span>Proof of IRB approval from your institution.</p><p class="x_MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="x_Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>4)<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span>The recruitment methods that have worked best have been very “retail”. You will do best if you are willing to approach people and ask them if they are interested in participating. In addition, we will supply vivid, identifying t-shirts. They help too – assuming you wear them.</p><p class="x_MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="x_Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>5)<span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><i class="">After</i> <i class="">the meeting, </i>we will need a report about how many observers you tested, what you found, and your thoughts about the process.</p><div class="" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="x_MsoCommentReference"> </span><br class="x_webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b class="">Review Committee</b><i class=""></i></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Decisions about the allocation of time and space will be made by a review committee:</p><div class="" style="text-align: justify;"> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Questions can be directed to Jeremy Wolfe (<a href="mailto:jwolfe@bwh.harvard.edu)" class="">jwolfe@bwh.harvard.edu)</a> and Todd Horowitz (<a href="mailto:todd.horowitz@nih.gov" class="">todd.horowitz@nih.gov</a>).</p><div class=""><div class=""></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class=""><div class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Jeremy M Wolfe, PhD <br class="">Professor of Ophthalmology & Radiology, <br class="">Harvard Medical School<br class=""><br class="">Visual Attention Lab <br class="">Department of Surgery <br class="">Brigham & Women's Hospital<br class=""><br class="">65 Landsdowne St<br class="">4th Floor<br class="">Cambridge, MA 02139 <br class=""><br class="">Phone: 617-768-8818<br class="">Fax: 617-768-8816<br class=""><br class="">Best <a href="mailto:jwolfe@bwh.harvard.edu" class="">email: jwolfe@bwh.harvard.edu</a><br class="">Backup: <a href="mailto:jeremywolfe0131@gmail.com" class="">jeremywolfe0131@gmail.com</a><br class="">URL: <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.bwh.harvard.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cjennifer.s.trueblood%40VANDERBILT.EDU%7C397e52118acc4a5b613008d71f3390a2%7Cba5a7f39e3be4ab3b45067fa80faecad%7C0%7C0%7C637012178736043189&sdata=OTZqZOMTlEjkq%2F9aEdHBnJdYYB5sDOnZxs1CN71tz8w%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="http://search.bwh.harvard.edu/" shash="V6Z6HTdZEsou48DCVlgMdLs576Dm7vX+sZANRduTnkbuoI2ZEepTNqsNLUjoJzKLPViLVJGhbOXP3/9E+PJlHtw62Www8huecXRZ1GcR6da2s9tMCl6kfGpVUlhPy7p76Gv86LwjfUrOAsxNBvivn7LvISIyM0op3fbq0g/kXdM=" class="">search.bwh.harvard.edu</a><br class=""><br class="">Editor: Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications (CRPI)<br class="">CRPI is the new open access, peer-reviewed journal of the Psychonomics Society<br class="">Do you do "use-inspired, basic research" in Cognition? 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