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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2008
John Maier, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jeffrey Cohen, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Shona Stewart, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
John Maier, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jeffrey Cohen, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Shona Stewart, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
ChemImage Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A system and method to provide a diagnosis of the breast disease state of a test breast sample. A database containing a plurality of reference Raman data sets is provided where each reference Raman data set has an associated known breast sample and an associated known breast disease state. A test breast sample is irradiated with substantially monochromatic light to generate scattered photons resulting in a test Raman data set. The test Raman data set is compared to the plurality of reference Raman data sets using a chemometric technique. Based on the comparison, a diagnosis of a breast disease state of the test breast sample is provided. The breast disease state includes invasive ductal carcinoma or invasive lobular carcinoma disease state.