The use of near-infrared light for safe and effective visualization of subsurface blood vessels to facilitate blood withdrawal in children

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 433-440

  Cuper, Natascha J ^a   Klaessens, John H G ^a   Jaspers, Joris E N ^a   de Roode, Rowland ^a   Noordmans, Herke Jan ^a   de Graaff, Jurgen C ^a   Verdaasdonk, Rudolf M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Artery; Imaging; Near infrared; NIR; Pediatrics; Peripheral catheterization; Vein; Venipuncture

Indexed keywords

ARTERY; NEAR INFRARED; NIR; PERIPHERAL CATHETERIZATION; VEIN; VENIPUNCTURE;

DIAGNOSIS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INFRARED DEVICES; LIGHT; PEDIATRICS; TISSUE; TRANSILLUMINATION; VISUALIZATION;

BLOOD VESSELS;

ARTERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD VESSEL; CAMERA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGHT; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; LIGHT SCATTERING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NEAR INFRARED LIGHT; NEAR INFRARED LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN PUNCTURE; VISIBILITY;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; BLOOD VESSELS; CHILD; EYE; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; LIGHTING; PUNCTURES; SAFETY; SKIN;

EID: 84876139259     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: 18734030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2012.06.007     Document Type: Article

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