PASSIVE IN VIVO SUBSTANCE SPECTROSCOPY
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1. A method comprising:
- passively measuring electromagnetic radiation in the vicinity of an in vivo substance over a range of frequencies to obtain a frequency spectrum; and
comparing the obtained frequency spectrum to one or more frequency spectra signatures.
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Abstract
Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, systems and/or devices for passive in vivo substance spectroscopy are disclosed.
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31 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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passively measuring electromagnetic radiation in the vicinity of an in vivo substance over a range of frequencies to obtain a frequency spectrum; and comparing the obtained frequency spectrum to one or more frequency spectra signatures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a detector to passively measure electromagnetic radiation in the vicinity of an in vivo substance over a range of frequencies; a device to produce a spectrogram from the detector measurements; and a computing platform adapted to compare said spectrogram against other spectra to be stored on said computing platform. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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means for passively measuring electromagnetic radiation in the vicinity of an in vivo substance over a range of frequencies to obtain a frequency spectrum; and means for comparing the obtained frequency spectrum to one or more frequency spectra signatures. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. An article comprising:
- a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, if executed, result in execution of the following method by a computing platform;
passively measuring electromagnetic radiation in the vicinity of an in vivo substance over a range of frequencies to obtain a frequency spectrum; and comparing the obtained frequency spectrum to one or more frequency spectra signatures. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
- a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, if executed, result in execution of the following method by a computing platform;
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21. A method comprising:
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passively measuring electromagnetic radiation in the vicinity of an in vivo substance over a range of frequencies to obtain a frequency spectrum; and comparing the obtained frequency spectrum with one or more frequency spectra signatures to identify differences between spectra. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus comprising:
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a detector to passively measure electromagnetic radiation in the vicinity of an in vivo substance over a range of frequencies; a computing platform adapted to produce a spectrogram from the detector measurements and to compare said spectrogram against other spectra to be stored on said computing platform to identify differences between spectra. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. An article comprising:
- a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, if executed, result in execution of the following method by a computing platform;
passively measuring electromagnetic radiation in the vicinity of an in vivo substance over a range of frequencies to obtain a frequency spectrum; and comparing the obtained frequency spectrum with one or more frequency spectra signatures to identify differences between said spectrum and said one or more spectra. - View Dependent Claims (31)
- a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, if executed, result in execution of the following method by a computing platform;
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