METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AND IDENTIFYING DIFFERENT TYPES OF PAIN AND MONITORING SUBSEQUENT THERAPY
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1. A method for detecting whether a subject is experiencing pain, comprising:
- obtaining MR spectral data from a subject'"'"'s brain tissue using a MR spectroscopy device; and
producing, from the MR spectra obtained, spectral data using 2D COSY which enables the detection of whether the subject is experiencing pain by detecting the presence of at least one marker neurochemical.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and system for using neurochemical markers to identify different types of pain, including chronic and acute, and providing the capacity to monitor response to therapy on an individual basis. The present invention relates to a method and system for using neuro biomarkers to identify pain of different types and origins, and the capacity to monitor response to therapy on a personalized basis.
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1. A method for detecting whether a subject is experiencing pain, comprising:
obtaining MR spectral data from a subject'"'"'s brain tissue using a MR spectroscopy device; and producing, from the MR spectra obtained, spectral data using 2D COSY which enables the detection of whether the subject is experiencing pain by detecting the presence of at least one marker neurochemical. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19)
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12. A method for using neurochemical markers to identify diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome of infectious from non-infectious origins in a subject, comprising:
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obtaining MR spectral data from a subject'"'"'s brain tissue using a MR spectroscopy device; and producing from the MR spectra a spectral data display having at least one neurochemical marker to enable a determination of whether the subject has irritable bowel syndrome of infectious type, as compared to irritable bowel syndrome of non-infectious type.
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16. A method for using neurochemical markers to determine whether a subject having irritable bowel syndrome is of gut-to-brain origin, as compared to of brain-to-gut origin, comprising:
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obtaining MR spectral data from a subject'"'"'s brain tissue using a MR spectroscopy device; and producing from the MR spectra a spectral data display having at least one neurochemical marker to enable a determination of whether the origin of the irritable bowel syndrome is gut-to-brain type, as compared to brain-to-gut type.
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20. A system for using neurochemical markers to identify diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome of infectious from non-infectious origins in a subject, comprising:
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a magnetic spectroscopy device for obtaining MR spectral data from a subject'"'"'s brain tissue; and a display for displaying spectral data having at least one neurochemical marker to enable a determination of whether the subject has irritable bowel syndrome of infectious type, as compared to irritable bowel syndrome of non-infectious type. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for using neurochemical markers to determine whether a subject having irritable bowel syndrome is of gut-to-brain origin, as compared to of brain-to-gut origin, comprising:
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a magnetic spectroscopy device for obtaining MR spectral data from a subject'"'"'s brain tissue; and a display for displaying spectral data having at least one neurochemical marker to enable a determination of whether the origin of the irritable bowel syndrome is gut-to-brain type, as compared to brain-to-gut type. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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28. A system for detecting whether a subject is experiencing pain, comprising:
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a magnetic spectroscopy device for obtaining MR spectral data from a subject'"'"'s brain tissue; and a processor for producing, from the MR spectra obtained, spectral data using 2D COSY which enables the detection of whether the subject is experiencing pain by detecting the presence of at least one marker neurochemical.
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