Blood vein detection system for SmartPhone
Needle infusion into the body for the nurses or medical respondents is one of the most common activities in current clinical activities. However, a considerable number of mistakes are occurring by the medical practitioner because of the vein pattern that is beneath the human skin and sometimes...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English English |
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IEEE
2018
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| Summary: | Needle infusion into the body for the nurses or
medical respondents is one of the most common activities in
current clinical activities. However, a considerable number of
mistakes are occurring by the medical practitioner because of
the vein pattern that is beneath the human skin and sometimes
unidentifiable. These inaccuracies can lead to unavoidable bad
circumstances for both patients and phlebotomists. Here, a
mechanism that can alleviate that is necessary. The major
objective of this research is to develop a real-time process for
the detection of the vein by the phlebotomists along with an
application in the most widely used handheld device (Android
Smartphones) to avoid or at least diminish the number of
inevitable scenarios for the patients and the nurses in their
SOPs. Illuminated infrared light in the blood cells of the vein is
absorbed due to the manifestation of the Haemoglobin in blood
and the IR non-blocking camera can capture the vein patterns
in the IR light spectrum. Contrast Limited Adaptive
Histogram Equalization (CLAHE) algorithm was used to
enhance the pattern of the vein in the Android application
developed using OpenCV3. Developed system can detect the
veins up to 7mm underneath of human skin in real time with a
frame rate of 25fps. This is a far better improvement than
commercial systems that can detect veins only below 10mm
underneath the skin. Moreover, this system not only focused on
needle infusion but also it can be used to indicate the place of
bleeding for the clots from the human body strokes, etc. in the
upper layer of skin. It can also be used to detect & measure
liquids in encapsulated in confined dark bottles, for example,
liquid chemical pouring into the bottles in the chemical
companies, liquid medicine pouring to bottles, etc. |
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