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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2001
George L. Mutter, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
George L. Mutter, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
The Brigham & Women's Hospital, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention represents a new approach to data analysis for multivariate classification, particularly as used in medical diagnostics. The invention is in part an intuitive decision making tool for rapid classification of 'objects' (e.g., cell, tissue or tumor samples) from evaluation of many simultaneous 'variables' (e.g., quantitative gene expression profiles). The data analysis methods of the invention provide the end user with a simplified and robust output for diagnostic classification of objects based on identifying and evaluating multiple variables of predetermined diagnostic relevance. The raw data generated by analysis of the variables is transformed by application or appropriate algorithms to scaleless rank differentials between the variables. The rank orders of variables are used to classify tissues based on readily observable user interfaces, such as a graphical (e.g., visual) user interface or an auditory user interface.