A new Michigan State University study shows that infants and toddlers can be correctly identified from fingerprint images taken with optical scanners. The system was tested in East Lansing, Michigan and in Benin, West Africa.
New Study Helps ID Infants With Optical Scanners
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Michigan State University graduate student Sunpreet Arora scans an infant’s fingerprints while a health care worker collects information about the child. (Sunpreet Arora)
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The thumb of an infant is scanned using an optical reader in a Benin health clinic. (Sunpreet Arora)
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Mothers and babies wait patiently for immunizations at an open air clinic in Benin. (Sunpreet Arora)
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A toddler is among 70 children whose prints are recorded electronically and matched for the Michigan State University study that shows that an electronic registry is feasible. (VaxTrac)