Prototype vein contrast enhancer

Herbert D. Zeman; Gunnar Lovhoiden; Carlos Vrancken

doi:10.1117/1.2009763

1 August 2005 Prototype vein contrast enhancer

Herbert D. Zeman, Gunnar Lovhoiden, Carlos Vrancken

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 44, Issue 8, 086401 (August 2005). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2009763

Abstract

Two different prototype vein contrast enhancers (VCEs) have been designed and constructed. The VCE is an instrument that makes vein access easier by capturing an infrared image of peripheral veins, enhancing the vein contrast using software image processing, and projecting the enhanced vein image back onto the skin using a video projector. The prototypes use software alignment to achieve alignment accuracy between the captured infrared image and the projected visible image better than 0.06 mm.

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Herbert D. Zeman, Gunnar Lovhoiden, and Carlos Vrancken "Prototype vein contrast enhancer," Optical Engineering 44(8), 086401 (1 August 2005). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2009763

Published: 1 August 2005

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