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EPSRC Reference:	GR/R24517/01
Title:	Investigation In the Clinical Setting of the Use of a Computer-Aided Detection System For Breast Screening
Principal Investigator:	Procter, Professor R
Other Investigators:	Taylor, Professor P Taylor, Dr T Slack, Dr RS
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Department:	Sch of Informatics
Organisation:	University of Edinburgh
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 June 2001	Ends:	28 February 2003	Value (£):	41,005
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Human-Computer Interactions
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Healthcare Creative Industries
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1. Perform a usability evaluation of the computer-aided detection tool. The focus here will be on evaluating the design and operational characteristics of the tool with respect to its use by individual readers and by the NHSBSP. 2. Investigate readers' assessment of the tool and how they use it. The focus here will be on gathering reader's views on the value of the tool as a detection aid, how they make sense of its behaviour, and what effects these two factors have on how they interact with it. This will shed light on for example, what the optimum operational procedures are, what kinds of reader training would be appropriate prior to adoption, and what kinds of review procedures might be useful help maintain optimum reader performance. This will complement the results of the HTA study and may help explain them. 3. Investigate how reading work is currently organised and performed. The focus here will be on identifying centre- specific reading practices, understanding how these have arisen, and the roles they play in addressing concerns such as the management of individual and collective performance. This will add to previous work by extending our knowledge of the parameters and degrees of variation in screening practic 4. Document wider clinic working practices.. Our previous studies have demonstrated just how variable clinical working practices can be; there is no such thing as a standard clinic. This has important implications for the design of a clinic-ready system.
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