Feasibility of 830 nm laser imaging for vein localization in dark skin tissue-mimicking phantoms
Tóm tắt
Accessing blood vessels by medical professionals has been a challenge in healthcare centers worldwide. The main objective of this work is to investigate the localization of blood vessels in dark skin based on near infrared laser imaging. An 830 nm diode laser was used as a light source to irradiate dark skin mimicking optical phantoms. Phantoms were constructed to simulate dark skin with embedded polymer tubes filled with human blood to mimic subcutaneous veins. Appropriate image processing techniques were also used to enhance the detection and depth resolved differentiation of the vein phantoms. Results show that a linear regression model can represent the relation between the grey level in subcutaneous vein images and the depth of vessels down to 3 mm or deeper (n = 15, R2 = 0.88, P < 0.001). The effect of laser power on the system performance is also discussed. Analysis of the collected images demonstrates the feasibility of 830 nm laser imaging for differentiating vein depths under dark skin surface. The proposed method would enhance the localization of invisible subcutaneous veins. This, in turn, would further improve the success rate of related medical procedures such as blood sampling, drawing, in the dark skin population.
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