Join Us in 2024 for MIPS XX in Nashville, TN

August 6 - 9, 2024

The Medical Image Perception Conference is a biennial conference dedicated to bringing together people interested in human and computer perception of medical image information and related subjects such as, detection and discrimination of abnormalities, cognitive and psychophysical processes, perception errors, search patterns, human & ideal observer models, computer-based perception (CAD and CADx), impact of display & ergonomic factors on image perception & performance, role of image processing on image perception & performance, and assessment methodologies.

Venue

We will host the in-person only meeting at Vanderbilt University. Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville (Music City), TN. It was founded in 1873 and named in honor of shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt who provided the $1-million endowment. The university has ten schools and enrolls ~13,800 students. University facilities are situated on its 330-acre (1.3 km2) campus in the heart of Nashville, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from downtown. Vanderbilt alumni, faculty and staff have included 54 current and former members of the US Congress, 18 US Ambassadors, 13 governors, 8 Nobel Prize laureates, 2 US Vice Presidents, 2 US Supreme Court Justices, 3 Pulitzer Prize winners, 27 Rhodes Scholars, 2 Academy Award winners, 1 Grammy award winner, 6 MacArthur Fellows, 4 foreign heads of state, and 5 Olympic medalists.

Lodging will be at the Hyatt House Nashville at Vanderbilt 2100 Hayes Street Nashville, TN 37203. We have reserved a block of rooms for August 6-9 with 4 options. Den 2 Queens $169 + taxes. Den King $159 + taxes. Studio 2 Queens Suite $169 + taxes. Studio King Suite $159 + taxes. There will be discounted overnight parking at $15.

Reservation options:

1) Call the 1-800-233-1234 Reservations line and ask for the Medical Image Perception Society Group Block.

2) Go online to https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/tennessee/hyatt-house-nashville-at-vanderbilt/bnaxw and when it asks for the Corporate/Group Code enter G-MIPS and the group rate and inventory will become accessible. YOU MAY NEED TO USE CHROME, EDGE ETC. - FIREFOX DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK

There will be a conference dinner ($60 additional cost) and a social event (Johnny Cash Museum; $18 additonal cost).

Agenda (click to access)

Keynote: How domain-general object recognition may help us understand medical expertise

Isabel Gauthier, PhD

David K. Wilson Chair of Psychology
Vice Chair Department of Psychology
Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences

Dr. Gauthier studies visual object recognition, with particular emphasis on the plasticity of recognition mechanisms and their neural substrate. One issue that is of particular interest to her is how the visual system organizes itself into what appears to be category-specific modules. For instance, face recognition is often given as an example of a highly specialized module that may function independently from general object recognition mechanisms but many behavioral and neuroimaging studies from the Gauthier lab suggested that the specialization we see in behavior and the brain for faces results to a large extent from our extensive experience with faces. In recent work the cortical thickness of the fusiform face area was found to predict both face and object recognition abilities and we are exploring these relations at an even finer scale, in deep vs. superficial cortical layers that may reflect effects of expertise that occur relatively early or later in life. The Gauthier lab is also involved in measuring and testing hypotheses about individual differences in high-level visual abilities, including domain-specific experience as well as domain-general ability that may be able to predict the potential to learn across a number of visual domains. The lab is involved in collaborative activities funded by the NSF to study how variation in general visual abilities and specific visual experiences affect our visual behavior, using a combination of behavioral experiments, ultra-high-field brain imaging, structural equation modeling and item response analysis.

Abstract Submission (closed)

Submissions should be sent electronically to the conference organizer:

Frank Tong, PhD frank.tong@vanderbilt.edu             

Topics areas include but are not limited to:

Human Perception of Medical Images

Observer Modeling

Image Processing/Analysis & Computer-Aided Detection as it Relates to the Human User

Impact of Display & Ergonomic Factors

Technology Evaluation Methods & Statistics

Special Focus Areas for MIPS XX are:

Assessing the Human-Computer Dyad in Medical Imaging Artificial Intelligence Applications

Human Factors in Medical Image Perception - Improving Clinician Accuracy, Efficiency & Reading Environment

Required Format - 500 words inclusive of all sections excluding the single figure

1)Times New Roman Font Single-spaced unless otherwise indicated

2) Title: 26-pt Bold Centered

3) Space/Blank line

4) Authors & Degrees: 12-pt, Plain, Centered

5) Department: 12-pt Italics, Centered

6) Space

7) Headings for Rationale, Methods, Results, Conclusions: 20-pt, Bold, Left-justified

8) Space

9) Text for Rationale, Methods, Results, Conclusions: 12-pt, Plain, Left-justified

10) May include 1 figure

Scholarships

Scholarships will be available to trainees (undergraduates, grauate students, post docs, residents). These scholarships are primarily available to those who are presenting. To be considered for a scholarship, trainees need to submit an extended abstract that is 3 pages long along with the standard abstract information. The same content sections should be included with more in-depth detail. A letter from your advisor verifying student status must also be included. Women and those from underrepresented minorites are especially encouraged to apply.

Diversity & Inclusion

MIPS is committed to developing collaborative environments that value participation from all individuals with different ideas and perspectives. We believe that this will ultimately have a positive impact on medical image perception research and thus patient care. Our conferences reflect these core values. According to the NIH "Research shows that diverse teams working together and capitalizing on innovative ideas and distinct perspectives outperform homogenous teams. Scientists and trainees from diverse backgrounds and life experiences bring different perspectives, creativity, and individual enterprise to address complex scientific problems. There are many benefits that flow from a diverse NIH-supported scientific workforce, including: fostering scientific innovation, enhancing global competitiveness, contributing to robust learning environments, improving the quality of the research, advancing the likelihood that underserved or health disparity populations participate in, and benefit from health research, and enhancing public trust."

Important Deadlines

Registration (please complete both steps)

Step 1: Complete Demographics Survey (click here)

Step 2: Pay (click here)

(Take this opportunity to become a member & contribute to our scholar fund!)

Conference Code of Conduct

MIPS is committed to providing a harassment- and discrimination-free experience for everyone at our biennial conference. Our goal is to provide an experience that embraces diversity and allows participants to exchange ideas, learn, network, and socialize with colleagues in an environment of mutual respect. MIPS does not tolerate harassment of meeting participants, attendees, speakers, volunteers, contractors, service providers, or venue staff.
Expected Behavior
• Treat everyone with respect and consideration, valuing diversity of views and opinions
• Be mindful of your surroundings and fellow participants and alert others (e.g., site staff, other attendees, MIPS officers) of potentially dangerous situations, someone in distress, or someone being harassed.
Unacceptable Behavior
• Physical or verbal abuse of any kind
• Unwanted sexual advances, jokes, comments; slurs, jokes or verbal, graphic, or physical conduct relating to an individual’s race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, gender or sexual orientation; verbal and/or other communicated (e.g., electronic) comments that reinforce social structures of domination (such as related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance/size, race, age, religion, nationality) or other offensive, non-inclusive remarks; deliberate intimidation, stalking or following others, verbal abuse, aggressive verbal confrontations, and threats of violence and disruptive behavior
• Disruption of any conference activities (e.g., talks, posters, meals, social events)
Consequences
• MIPS or venue staff may take any action deemed necessary and appropriate, including immediate removal from the meeting without warning or refund
• Possible prohibition of attendance at any future meeting
Reporting Unacceptable Behavior
• If you experience or witness inappropriate behavior, please notify any MIPS officer or venue staff
• Anyone experiencing or witnessing behavior that constitutes an immediate threat to someone’s personal safety should dial emergency services (911 in the US)\

Confidentiality

individuals can notify NIH about concerns of harassment, including sexual harassment, discrimination, and other forms of inappropriate conduct at NIH-supported conferences

• MIPS officers will promptly evaluate all complaints/allegations and document, both the process and the findings; based on the outcome of the evaluation, the they will decide whether to investigate, what to investigate, and how to investigate

• Individuals who have questions, concerns or complaints related to harassment are also encouraged to contact the conference organizer or the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) - filing a complaint with the conference organizer is not required before filing a complaint of discrimination with HHS OCR, and that seeking assistance from the conference organizer in no way prohibits filing complaints with HHS OCR

• Individuals can notify NIH about concerns of harassment, including sexual harassment, discrimination, and other forms of inappropriate conduct at NIH-supported conferences