Remote non-invasive stereoscopic imaging of blood vessels: First in-vivo results of a new multispectral contrast enhancement technology

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1870-1878

  Wieringa, F P ^a,b   Mastik, F ^a   Ten Cate, F J ^a   Neumann, H A M ^a   Van Der Steen, A F W ^a,c  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

3D display; Contactless enhanced viewing of superficial vasculature; Intuitive technology; Multispectral stereoscopy; Reconnaissance of feasibility for various clinical applications

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; BIODIVERSITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; OPTICAL ENGINEERING; SKIN; SPECIAL EFFECTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

CONTACTLESS ENHANCED VIEWING OF SUPERFICIAL VASCULATURE; INTUITIVE TECHNOLOGY; MULTISPECTRAL STEREOSCOPY; RECONNAISSANCE OF FEASIBILITY FOR VARIOUS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS;

BLOOD VESSELS;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; FOREARM; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VASCULARIZATION;

BLOOD VESSELS; FOREARM; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 33751099806     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-006-9198-1     Document Type: Article

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