User flow diagrams for Pathologist Researchers
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is treatment and research hospital located on the Upper East Side of New York City, and it consistently ranks as the number one cancer treatment center in the U.S.
Among the many research labs, pathologists analyze genetic changes in patient tumor samples. My project involved creating user flow diagrams to help pathologists learn Imaris software. Imaris processes, visualizes, and quantifies data of cancer samples, using multi-channel images.
The user flows I created aid pathologists in analysis of fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FISH) probes that are identify aberrations of genes clinically relevant to Hodgkin's Lymphoma. The software requires hundreds of clicks in order to complete the analysis, and user flows show pathologists how to achieve user goals.
The uploaded cell images show the outlines of a cancer cell nucleus, and pathologists select desired nuclei for analysis, meaning Imaris quantifies the spots and fusion in the selected nuclei.
Here’s an example of wireframes of the Imaris interface.