SS_Attachment_2_-_Example_of_NLM_Survey_Instrument

OMB 0925-0476
Exp. 6/30/2012

National Library of Medicine
NLM CervigramFinder and Boundary Marking Tool
Survey
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Instructions:
1. Read the overview sheet about the Boundary Marking Tool and CervigramFinder
2. If possible, see the Boundary Marking Tool and CervigramFinder demonstrations here at the ASCCP meeting at the
National Library of Medicine table.
3. Take the survey and return it to the National Library of Medicine table.

Survey Questions:
1.

What is your occupation? (check all that apply)
Clinician/patient care
Biomedical research
Biomedical education
Other (Specify): ________________

2. Which of the following visual assessments do you make? (check all that apply)
Colposcopy
Cervix histology
PAP test
Other _______________
3. How do you maintain records for patients that require colposcopic assessment? (check all that apply)
Paper notes without cervix diagram
Paper notes with marks on cervix diagram
Electronic records without cervix diagram
Electronic records with marks on cervix diagram
Electronic records with markup on digital image of the patient cervix acquired during colposcopic assessment

4. Rate the importance of each factor below in computer software you would want to use in your work.

I should be able to use it anywhere
through a Web browser
It should have a simple interface
It should have fast response to my
actions
It should let me view medical images
I should be able to understand its use
without a manual or online help
It should let me annotate medical images
It should help me exchange patient case
data with my colleagues
It should help me in self-training and selfevaluation for biomedical education.
It should work as expected, without my
asking for help, 95% (or more) or the
time.
It should work as expected, without my
asking for help, 99% (or more) of the
time.
It should help me to find medical
literature related to my patient’s case
It should help me to find all of my
patient’s records, but I don’t care about
the images
It should help me to find all of my
patient’s records, including the images.
It should help me find patients with case
histories similar to my patient’s and view
their management and outcomes
It should let me find images (colposcopy
cervix image, for example) that are
visually similar to my patient’s clinical
image and view the corresponding visual
and/or laboratory diagnoses
It should let me search a database of
patient records, including images, for
records where a patient clinical image is
visually similar to my patient’s clinical
image. (For example, you have a
colposcopy image with acetowhite lesion
with a coarse punctuation. You want to
see visual and lab diagnoses for patients
with visually similar colposcopy images.)
It should help me view, side-by-side, all of
the images for my patient: colposcopy,
PAP test, and histology (assume each of
these is available as a digitized image).
It should help me view the evolution of
lesions in the cervix of my patient over
time.

Very
Important

Important

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Important

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Importance

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5. The Boundary Marking Tool allows you to use the mouse to manually draw a boundary curve around a region of
interest on a medical image. If you could record a digital image of the cervix, how would you use this tool in your
work? (Check all that apply)
I would not use this tool in my work.
I would use it to record points where I will biopsy.
I would use it to record a permanent record of my patient’s cervix and lesions/features I observed.
I would use it to mark regions for consultation with my colleagues.
I would use it to mark regions for biomedical education of my students.
I would use it to mark regions for my biomedical research.
6. The Boundary Marking Tool may be augmented with the capability to automatically mark the boundaries of regions
on colposcopic cervix images, for example, acetowhite regions. However, the boundaries may require manual
correction. Which of the following describes your feeling about this capability? (Check all that apply)
I do not want the program to mark boundaries. I prefer to do that myself.
I’m willing to correct the program’s marking of boundaries if the required changes are minor.
I want to see the program’s results and fix them, whatever they are.
7. CervigramFinder allows you to use the mouse to manually draw a boundary curve around a region of interest on a
medical image and use that as a visual query to find images with similar visual characteristics. It would be possible to
not only find similar images, but also see patient histories of those that exhibit similar visual characteristics of the
disease. How would you use this tool in your work? (Check all that apply)
I would not use this tool in my work.
I would use it to find interesting cases for biomedical education of my students.
I would use it for my biomedical research.
I would use it in my work as follows:
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
8. The Boundary Marking Tool and CervigramFinder are taxpayer-funded software developed by the National Library of
Medicine, part of the National Institutes of Health. Which of the following best describes your feeling about the
licensing of these tools? (Check one only)
The tools should be freely available to the public with no restrictions on their use.
Their use should be restricted in accordance with policy that should be set by the National Library of Medicine.
Other (Explain): __________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________

The National Library of Medicine is interested in developing technology that fits into the practical needs and
workflow of the biomedical community. Which of the following best describes your interest in helping to develop this
technology? (Check one only)
Yes, I am interested in being a tester/early user of National Library of Medicine technology.
Name: ____________________ E-mail: _______________________________________________
Sorry, I can’t help.

Note: The contact information you provide will not be associated with the results from this survey and will

not be used for any other purpose.