Vein pattern locating technology for cannulation: a review of the low-cost vein finder prototypes utilizing near infrared (NIR) light to improve peripheral subcutaneous …

CT Pan, MD Francisco, CK Yen, SY Wang, YL Shiue - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
One of the most common means for diagnosis is through medical laboratory testing, which
primarily uses venous blood as a sample. This requires an invasive method by cannulation …

Blood-based traumatic brain injury biomarkers–Clinical utilities and regulatory pathways in the United States, Europe and Canada

KK Wang, JC Munoz Pareja, S Mondello… - Expert review of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major global health issue, resulting in
debilitating consequences to families, communities, and health-care systems. Prior research …

Competitive real-time near infrared (NIR) vein finder imaging device to improve peripheral subcutaneous vein selection in venipuncture for clinical laboratory testing

MD Francisco, WF Chen, CT Pan, MC Lin, ZH Wen… - Micromachines, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, near-infrared (NIR) technology was utilized to develop a low-cost real-time near
infrared (NIR) guiding device for cannulation. A portable device that can be used by medical …

Preanalytical errors in a hematology laboratory: an experience from a tertiary care center

MS Iqbal, A Tabassum, AF Arbaeen, AH Qasem… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Laboratory errors arise at any stage of testing. Detecting these inaccuracies
before results are revealed might delay diagnosis and treatment, causing patient distress …

Misdiagnosis in breast imaging: a statement paper from European Society Breast Imaging (EUSOBI)—Part 1: The role of common errors in radiology in missed breast …

I Thomassin-Naggara, F Kilburn-Toppin… - European …, 2024 - Springer
Importance Misdiagnosis in breast imaging can have significant implications for patients,
healthcare providers, and the healthcare system as a whole. Observations Some of the …

Extra-analytical quality indicators and laboratory performances

L Sciacovelli, A Aita, M Plebani - Clinical biochemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
In the last few years much progress has been made in raising the awareness of laboratory
medicine professionals about the effectiveness of quality indicators (QIs) in monitoring, and …

[PDF][PDF] Design and implementation of low-cost vein-viewer detection using near infrared imaging

AH Maray, SQ Hasan, NL Mohammed - Indonesian Journal of …, 2023 - academia.edu
There are some medicines and medical treatments that need to be injected into the human
body through the blood vessels, and this requires placing the cannula in the patient's body …

Local quality assurance of serum or plasma (HIL) indices

G Lippi, J Cadamuro, A von Meyer, AM Simundic… - Clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
The presence of hemolysis (H), icterus (I) and lipaemia (L) in serum or plasma samples may
be regarded as an important preanalytical drawback, since an abnormal concentration of …

Implementing individualized quality control plans and managing risk at the point-of-care for molecular diagnostics

ET Laryea, JH Nichols - Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Faster turnaround times can lead to rapid patient treatment. Implementing a
point-of-care (POC) molecular COVID-19 test requires careful planning. In the POC setting …

[HTML][HTML] Novel opportunities for improving the quality of preanalytical phase. A glimpse to the future?

G Lippi, J Cadamuro - Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The preanalytical phase is crucial for assuring the quality of in vitro diagnostics. The leading
aspects which contribute to enhance the vulnerability of this part of the total testing process …