%K Measurement theory; Monte Carlo methods; Reflection; Tissue, Clinical application; Depth information; Diffuse reflectance; forearm's subcutaneous veins depth; Fundamental design; peripheral intravenous; Simplified method; Tissue-like phantom, Multilayers
%D 2017
%I Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
%X This paper presents a method to measure the forearm's subcutaneous veins depth by using the theory of light propagation model. In this study, we proposed a practical method to measure the forearm's vein deep by designed an optical phantom and experiment setup to measure the diffuse reflectance (Rd). The Monte Carlo Multilayer (MCML) tool had been used to simulate the light migration into skin layer. This study is designed for those who wish to find the depth information of forearm subcutaneous vein and, in particular, for those investigating for a perfect peripheral intravenous (IVs) in clinical application. Besides covering those aspects of the measurement theory of this model, this study also includes the execution definition of the experiment setup and the fundamental design of tissue-like phantom. In this way, instructional, revision and remedial materials provide the conscientious researcher with a comprehensive text to plan and regulate for the research in vein's depth measurement. © 2016 IEEE.
%L scholars8937
%A C.M. Goh
%A N.M. Saad
%A A.S. Malik
%T A simplified method for forearm subcutaneous veins depth estimation
%O cited By 1; Conference of 6th International Conference on Intelligent and Advanced Systems, ICIAS 2016 ; Conference Date: 15 August 2016 Through 17 August 2016; Conference Code:125970
%J International Conference on Intelligent and Advanced Systems, ICIAS 2016
%R 10.1109/ICIAS.2016.7824077