Method of enabling an analysis of an external body portion
First Claim
1. A method of enabling an analysis taking into account exposure of at least one external body portion to the environment, the method comprising:
- obtaining first information representative of at least one condition of a first external body portion of a subject;
obtaining second information representative of at least one condition of a second external body portion of the subject, wherein the second external body portion is normally less exposed to at least one environmental factor than the first external body portion; and
determining a difference between the first information and the second information so as to enable an analysis taking into account impact of the at least one environmental factor.
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Abstract
A method of enabling an analysis taking into account exposure of at least one external body portion to the environment comprises obtaining first information representative of at least one condition of a first external body portion of a subject and obtaining second information representative of at least one condition of a second external body portion of the subject. The method further comprises determining a difference between the first information and the second information so as to enable an analysis taking into account impact of at least one environmental factor. The second external body portion is normally less exposed to at least one environmental factor than the first external body portion.
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132 Claims
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1. A method of enabling an analysis taking into account exposure of at least one external body portion to the environment, the method comprising:
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obtaining first information representative of at least one condition of a first external body portion of a subject;
obtaining second information representative of at least one condition of a second external body portion of the subject, wherein the second external body portion is normally less exposed to at least one environmental factor than the first external body portion; and
determining a difference between the first information and the second information so as to enable an analysis taking into account impact of the at least one environmental factor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 129, 130, 131, 132)
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59. A method of determining at least initial effectiveness of a treatment, the method comprising:
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obtaining first information representative of at least one condition of a first external body portion of a subject;
obtaining second information representative of at least one condition of a second external body portion of the subject;
determining a difference between the first information and the second information;
obtaining third information, wherein the third information is representative of the at least one condition of the first external body portion at least a period of time after a treatment of the first external body portion is initiated;
determining a difference between the third information and the second information; and
comparing the difference between the first information and the second information with the difference between the third information and the second information so as to enable a determination of at least the initial effectiveness of the treatment of the first external body portion. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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81. A method of determining at least initial effectiveness of a treatment, the method comprising:
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obtaining first information, wherein the first information is representative of at least one condition of a first external body portion of a subject at approximately a first time;
obtaining second information, wherein the second information is representative of at least one condition of a second external body portion of the subject at approximately the first time;
determining a difference between the first information and the second information;
obtaining third information, wherein the third information is representative of the at least one condition of the first external body portion at approximately a second time;
obtaining fourth information, wherein the fourth information is representative of the at least one condition of the second external body portion at approximately the second time, wherein the second time occurs at least a period of time after a treatment of the first external body portion is initiated;
determining a difference between the third information and the fourth information; and
comparing the difference between the first information and the second information with the difference between the third information and the fourth information so as to enable a determination of at least initial effectiveness of the treatment of the first external body portion. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128)
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