Vein Imaging

Miyake, Roberto Kasuo; Zeman, Herbert; Duarte, Francisco Alberto de Moura; Kikuchi, Rodrigo; Ramacciotti, Eduardo; Løvhøiden, G.; Vrancken, Carlos

doi:10.1097/00042728-200608000-00008

Cited by 16 publications

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“…Aside from venipuncture, the near infrared (NIR) transilluminator imaging was used to enhance vein treatment by helping in the identification of veins which were noted to be invisible to the naked eye but too shallow for ultrasound detection [22]. It is even used for optical imaging of the skin to guide dermatologist for proper diagnosis of diseases and skin care, specifically in the study by [23] Huang K et al, 2012, shows black/white mole skin roughness imaging in epidermis and skin tissue aging or skin lesions.…”

Section: Results and Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Vein Pattern Locating Technology for Cannulation: A Review of the Low-Cost Vein Finder Prototypes Utilizing near Infrared (NIR) Light to Improve Peripheral Subcutaneous Vein Selection for Phlebotomy

Pan

Francisco

Yen

et al. 2019

Sensors

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One of the most common means for diagnosis is through medical laboratory testing, which primarily uses venous blood as a sample. This requires an invasive method by cannulation that needs proper vein selection. The use of a vein finder would help the phlebotomist to easily locate the vein, preventing possible pre-analytical error in the specimen collection and even more discomfort and pain to the patient. This paper is a review of the scientific publications on the different developed low-cost vein finder prototypes utilizing camera assisted near infrared (NIR) light technology. Methods: Electronic databases were searched online, these included PubMed (PMC), MEDLINE, Science Direct, ResearchGate, and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Xplore digital library. Specifically, publications with the terms vein finder prototype, NIR technology, vein detection, and infrared imaging were screened. In addition, reference lists were used to further review related publications. Results: Cannulation challenges medical practitioners because of the different factors that can be reduced by the utilization of a vein finder. A limited number of publications regarding the assessment of personnel performing cannulation were observed. Moreover, variations in methodology, number of patients, type of patients according to their demographics and materials used in the assessment of the developed prototypes were noted. Some studies were limited with regard to the actual human testing of the prototype. Conclusions: The development of a low-cost effective near infrared (NIR) vein finder remains in the phase of improvement. Since, it is being challenged by different human factors, increasing the number of parameters and participants/human for actual testing of the prototypes must also be taken into consideration for possible commercialization. Finally, it was noted that publications regarding the assessment of the performance of phlebotomists using vein finders were limited.

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Section: Results and Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Vein Pattern Locating Technology for Cannulation: A Review of the Low-Cost Vein Finder Prototypes Utilizing near Infrared (NIR) Light to Improve Peripheral Subcutaneous Vein Selection for Phlebotomy

Pan

Francisco

Yen

et al. 2019

Sensors

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“…Devices such as VeinViewer (Luminetx Corp, Memphis, TN), which allow for surface layer observation, also make it possible to monitor sclerotherapy of spider web veins and venous varicosities, but the observation range is small to monitor the wide‐spreading sclerosant, and observation is limited to blood vessels directly under the skin because only up to 7.8 mm under the surface can be observed 7,8 …”

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confidence: 99%

Visualized Sclerotherapy of Varicose Veins

Kikuchi

Hosokawa

2010

Dermatologic Surgery

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Our new method not only avoids the risk of radiation exposure, but also allows for simple observation of sclerosant range of access, determination of the dosage for each lesion, and accurate administration of therapy to target lesions. This method will contribute to further advances in sclerotherapy, given that it allows administration of sclerosant and visual confirmation of optimal injection dosage, speed, and movement of sclerosant after injection. The authors have indicated no significant interest with commercial supporters.

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“…Although new technologies such as VeinLite, VeinViewer, and Venoscope (Hamamatsu Photonics) do not require contrast media, they allow observation of only very superficial veins of a 10‐cm circumference at most 4,5 . The method we present is superior in terms of the wider observation range it provides.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%