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Self-referencing optical measurement for breast cancer detection

US9724489B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

The Research Foundation for The State University of New York · US

Inventors

Randall L. Barbour · Westbury, US
Rabah M. Al Abdi · Brooklyn, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 25, 2013
Grant date	Aug 8, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 13, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2230/20
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Optical data is obtained from a pair of breasts, employing a simultaneous bilateral referencing protocol, and is subsequently analyzed employing a self-referencing data analysis method. Optical measurements can be performed on both breasts simultaneously under various protocols, including resting-state measures and evoked responses. Sensing hardware and data collection protocols are economical and can be implemented without patient discomfort. The natural variance inherently associated with optical measures of the breast is reduced by: imposition of substantially symmetric boundary conditions; collection of simultaneous bilateral dynamic measures; referencing measurement data of one breast to measurement data from another.

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