Method and Apparatus for Disease Diagnosis and Screening Using Extremely Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields
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1. A method of screening for or diagnosing a disease condition in a test subject comprising:
- obtaining electromagnetic frequency signals between a test site and a reference site via at least one sensor electrode and at least one reference electrode;
band pass filtering the signals obtained by the sensor electrode to yield sensor ELFAC signals;
bandpass filtering the signals obtained by the reference electrode to yield reference ELFAC signals;
determining likelihood of disease based upon said ELFAC signals.
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Abstract
Novel methods and apparatus for diagnosing or screening disease states in living organisms by the measurement and analysis of extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields, particularly extremely low frequency alternating current. The measurement of such fields is performed at a single point or at several test points on or in the body and compared to one or more reference. Information in the time-varying electromagnetic field is collected, then processed by diagnostic or screening algorithms to provide information about the disease state of the tissue being assessed.
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1. A method of screening for or diagnosing a disease condition in a test subject comprising:
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obtaining electromagnetic frequency signals between a test site and a reference site via at least one sensor electrode and at least one reference electrode; band pass filtering the signals obtained by the sensor electrode to yield sensor ELFAC signals; bandpass filtering the signals obtained by the reference electrode to yield reference ELFAC signals; determining likelihood of disease based upon said ELFAC signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for disease detection or diagnosis at a test site on or in a test subject, said apparatus comprising:
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at least one sensor electrode designed for contact with the test site; at least one reference electrode for contact with a reference site; a bandpass filter allowing passage of extremely low frequency alternating currents (ELFACs) within the frequency range 0.001 Hz to 0.1 Hz; a processing means, configured to collect, analyze and store data obtained from the electrodes; wherein said sensor electrode, reference electrode are operatively coupled to the processing means via the band pass filter. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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