Award
National Institute of General Medical Sciences 5R16GM159810-02
The Effects of Cue Precision on Medical Imaging Interpretation
Recipient
New York Institute of Technology
Award Amount
$152,470.00
Ceiling
$152,470.00
Awarded
July 23, 2026
Identifier
5R16GM159810-02
NIH grant awarded to New York Institute of Technology to study the impact of cue precision on radiologists' diagnostic accuracy and efficiency using eye movement analysis in medical imaging.
Description
This project aims to understand how cueing effects influence medical image interpretation, particularly in radiology. It investigates whether precise text cues and location cues improve search efficiency and diagnostic accuracy in radiologic tasks, using eye movement recordings of radiologists viewing chest X-rays and 3D volumetric CTs. The research will clarify mixed findings in the literature regarding prior knowledge and expectations' effects on diagnostic performance.