Title :
Topographic imaging of veins using reflectance images at isosbestic wavelengths
Author :
Nishidate, I. ; Aizu, Y. ; Mishina, H.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Sci. for Composite Functions, Muroran Inst. of Technol., Hokkaido, Japan
Abstract :
To image the local blood region embedded in a skin tissue, we propose a method using diffuse reflectance images at two isosbestic wavelengths of hemoglobin (420 and 585 nm). The possibility of the method was confirmed by experiments with skin tissue phantoms. A topographic image of veins was successfully reconstructed from diffuse reflectance images of in vivo human skin.
Keywords :
blood vessels; medical image processing; optical tomography; phantoms; skin; Monte Carlo simulation; diffuse reflectance; hemoglobin; isosbestic wavelength; optical tomography; reflectance image; skin tissue phantom; topographic imaging; vein; vivo human skin;
Conference_Titel :
SICE 2004 Annual Conference
Conference_Location :
Sapporo
Print_ISBN :
4-907764-22-7
