Hyperspectral venous image quality assessment for optimum illumination range selection based on skin tone characteristics

• Main Authors: Shahzad, Aamir, Saad, N.M., Nicolas, Walter, Malik, Aamir Saeed, Meriaudeau, Fabrice
• Format: Citation Index Journal
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Q Science (General); T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/11376/1/BIOMEDICAL%20ENGINEERING%20ONLINE%20-%20Hyperspectral%20venous%20image%20quality%20assessment%20for%20optimum%20illumination%20range%20selection%20based%20on%20skin%20tone%20characteristics%20-%20Paper.pdf; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/11376/

Background Subcutaneous veins localization is usually performed manually by medical staff to find suitable vein to insert catheter for medication delivery or blood sample function. The rule of thumb is to find large and straight enough vein for the medication to flow inside of the selected blood v...