Usability Experiments for the Redesign of a Telepathology Workstation

Dynamic telepathology uses a remotely controlled microscope to allow a pathologist to view samples at a remote location. However, time delays introduced by remote operation have made use of a commercial dynamic telepathology system difficult and frustrating. This paper describes experiments to evaluate and redesign the user interface. We also make recommendations for further automation to support the pathology process and increase the usefulness of the system. 1 Current Address: RMS, Inc., Code 520.9, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771 2 Visiting HCIL from the Sony Corporation The 11-year old Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory (HCIL) is an interdisciplinary effort within the Center for Automation Research. The main participants are faculty, staff, and students from the Department of Computer Science, Department of Psychology, and College of Library and Information Services at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD. For single copies or a list of all HCIL technical reports please write to: Teresa Casey Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory A.V. Williams Building University of Maryland College Park MD 20742 email [email protected]