Finger Imaging to Detect Blood Flow in the Fingertips

University of Michigan13 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to develop a small, easily used device to detect a person's blood flow in their fingertips.

To develop a hand held touch-pad device for identification of individuals, to help with banking and, possibly for detection of anxiety. This is done by their fingerprint and, other digital anatomy and vascular biometrics.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Capillary Permeability

Interventions

UltrasoundPROCEDURE

Ultrasound scanning of fingertips for assessment of possible imaging modes with Gray scale ultrasound, color flow vascularity imaging, and color flow vascularity imaging before and after exercise.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Adult male and female who can give informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Under the age of 18

Locations (1)

University of Michigan Health System

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

To develop a new type of electronic hand held device, that will demonstrate the image quality comparable to existing devices based on optical techniques.

Time frame: 2002-2011

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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