Seeing beneath the skin
It’s not always easy to find a vein under a patient’s skin, especially if they have a darker complexion. This device, called the VeinViewer, solves that problem with augmented reality.
First, the device scans a patient’s skin using infrared light. By capturing and processing the reflected radiation, it identifies the locations of blood vessels and projects a bright green light onto the surface to highlight the where they are.
The resolution can be set so high that even the valves within veins as small as 0.22mm across can be seen, making finding a site for an injection a little less painful. There’s also promise for its use in the treatment and diagnosis of varicose veins, and aid in transfusions and blood sampling.
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Louis is hungry. Look at those veins! This is near the end of the interview.
Yesterday I took a photo of my legs using vscocam. I used the preset C1 and started fumbling around with the tweaks. I accidentally came across the ability to see my veins if I underexposed the shot and lowered the temperature slightly. Fucking awesome right?
so insane what you can do with a camera, brilliant!
Gentle reminder to vampires: the neck & wrist are not the only places to bite 😉
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