Bio-spectral imaging system and methods for diagnosing cell disease state
CA 2483420 A1 · Owner: Malmros, Mark K. · Inventors: Loreman, Dennis M. Jr.; Collins, William S. Ii; Malmros, Mark K.
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A bio-spectral imaging system and methods for in situ diagnosis of a disease state in biological tissue or cells of a living organism are provided. In one form, a method includes applying to the tissue or cells in situ a biological stain composition that includes at least one metachromatic dye; performing a spectral analysis to obtain at least one spectrum of the stained tissue or cells; comparing the spectrum with spectra from a library of spectra of similarly stained reference tissue or cells that have been categorized as diseased or non-diseased; and correlating the spectrum to a disease state. The system and methods may be used to diagnose for example, pre-cancer and/or , cancer …
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- Filed April 25, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 25, 2023.
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