Title :
The clinical evaluation of vein contrast enhancement
Author :
Zeman, H.D. ; Lovhoiden, G. ; Vrancken, C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Univ. of Tennessee Health Sci. Center, Memphis, TN, USA
Abstract :
A vein contrast enhancer (VCE) has been constructed to make vein access easier by capturing an infrared image of veins, enhancing the contrast using software, and projecting the vein image back onto the skin. The VCE also uses software to align the projected image with the vein to 0.06 mm. Clinical evaluation of earlier monitor-based vein enhancement test systems has demonstrated the clinical utility of the infrared imaging technology used in the VCE.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; biomedical optical imaging; blood vessels; image enhancement; infrared imaging; medical image processing; paediatrics; skin; contrast enhancing; infrared imaging technology; monitor-based vein enhancement test system; skin; vein contrast enhancer; Cameras; Computer displays; Infrared imaging; Lenses; Liquid crystal displays; Optical polarization; Patient monitoring; Skin; System testing; Veins; Clinical; Infrared; Vein;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2004. IEMBS '04. 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8439-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2004.1403384
