currentform | Simon King, Interaction Designer
After an initial analysis of the Diamond search technology we began researching a potential market within medical imaging.
We interviewed people from diverse areas of medicine to learn about the various ways that images are used.
Based on our research we established three criteria for a successful medical imaging application using Diamond.
Dermatopathology proved a good fit; hi-res scanners make skin samples digital but searching and comparing is still by hand.
OnPath streamlines the pathology workflow by combining view, search, compare, and diagnosis into one application.
Doctors told us that current viewers are non-intuitive. OnPath is closer to native microscope interaction and true slide “driving.”
Similar cases can be found by highlighting an image area and providing patient info. The case database is validated by experts.
Choosing a search result opens it for side-by-side comparison. The images can be locked for synchronized manipulation.
Full case information is available for comparison and an integrated report writer completes the diagnostic workflow.
An interaction prototype of OnPath was tested and validated with dermatopathologists at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
OnPath
Description
In the summer of 2006 I worked with an interdisciplinary team at Intel Research Pittsburgh to design a business from technology research happening in the lab. Our product was built on Diamond, a platform that enables searching through non-indexed data such as images. We selected medical imaging as a market and based on interviews with doctors chose dermatopathology for our entry.
Dermatopathologists diagnose diseases by looking at magnified skin samples and comparing them to others cases where necessary. For difficult problems the process is slow and cumbersome but the outcome is critical; one out of sixty-two Americans will die of melanoma. OnPath creates an entirely digital and streamlined workflow, focusing on accuracy and efficiency for each stage.
Our team worked closely with doctors at UPMC and elsewhere. A user-centered design process informed our decisions, and concepts were continually validated and tested with dermatopathologists.
Interns: Simon King (Interaction Design), Anu Melville (Design), and Adil Wali (Entrepreneurship)
Advisors: Art Boni (Entrepreneurship), Shelley Evenson (Interaction Design), Laurie Weingart (Teams) and David Westfall (Intel Research)
Downloads
- Project Documentation [16MB PDF]