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<p>Phlebotomy may cause unnecessary injuries to a patient whose veins are not easily visible to a healthcare professional. To mitigate this problem we designed a new system to image subcutaneous veins. Multispectral images were obtained using a microprocessor, an IR (infrared) camera, different wavelengths of NIR (near-infrared) sources, and an IR band-pass filter. Raw vein images were enhanced, colored, and displayed on a monitor using an easy-to-use interface. The mean dice similarity index (DSI) between the vein border specified by a doctor on the raw images manually and the automated segmented by the proposed system is determined as 0.92 ± 2.1 for 20 subjects. Also, the average peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR) obtained a high value of 68.37 ± 1.56 from the enhanced image. Phlebotomists can easily observe the subcutaneous veins in real-time with the three different options using the proposed device. As a result, this study advances the vein imaging field which has the potential to reduce injury to the patient during venipuncture.</p>
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Phlebotomy may cause unnecessary injuries to a patient whose veins are not easily visible to a healthcare professional. To mitigate this problem we designed a new system to image subcutaneous veins. Multispectral images were obtained using a microprocessor, an IR (infrared) camera, different wavelengths of NIR (near-infrared) sources, and an IR band-pass filter. Raw vein images were enhanced, colored, and displayed on a monitor using an easy-to-use interface. The mean dice similarity index (DSI) between the vein border specified by a doctor on the raw images manually and the automated segmented by the proposed system is determined as 0.92 ± 2.1 for 20 subjects. Also, the average peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR) obtained a high value of 68.37 ± 1.56 from the enhanced image. Phlebotomists can easily observe the subcutaneous veins in real-time with the three different options using the proposed device. As a result, this study advances the vein imaging field which has the potential to reduce injury to the patient during venipuncture.

A portable multispectral vein imaging system

Journal of Electrical Engineering

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{"article-title":"A portable multispectral vein imaging system"}

Phlebotomy may cause unnecessary injuries to a patient whose veins are not easily visible to a healthcare professional. To mitigate this problem we designed a...

A portable multispectral vein imaging system

Article Category: PAPERS

Published Online: Mar 07, 2023

Page range: 64 - 69

Received: Oct 31, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jee-2023-0008

Keywords
phlebotomy NIR (near infrared) imaging, vein imaging, multispectral vein imaging, venipuncture

© 2023 Haydar Ozkan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

A portable multispectral vein imaging system

Article Category: PAPERS

Published Online: Mar 07, 2023

Page range: 64 - 69

Received: Oct 31, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jee-2023-0008

Keywordsphlebotomy NIR (near infrared) imaging, vein imaging, multispectral vein imaging, venipuncture

© 2023 Haydar Ozkan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
phlebotomy NIR (near infrared) imaging, vein imaging, multispectral vein imaging, venipuncture