Innovative algorithm to evaluate the capabilities of visual, near infrared, and infrared technologies for the detection of veins for intravenous cannulation

Applied Optics

Volumn 55, Issue 34, 2016, Pages D67-D75

  Asrar, Maryam ^a   Al Habaibeh, Amin ^a   Houda, Mohammed ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b AIREDALE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE PROCESSING; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

BLOOD SAMPLES; COLD STIMULATION; HEALTH CARE COSTS; IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; INFRARED TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATIVE ALGORITHMS; LED ILLUMINATION; NEAR INFRARED;

INFRARED DEVICES;

ALGORITHM; CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PROCEDURES; VEIN;

ALGORITHMS; CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; LIGHT; LIGHTING; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED; VEINS;

EID: 85006105679     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.55.000D67     Document Type: Article

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