Non-invasive diagnostic and monitoring method and apparatus based on odor detection
First Claim
1. A method for determining a condition of an entity comprising:
- selecting a set of volatile markers which are characteristic of a condition and which will be found in a gaseous emanation from the entity;
non-invasively detecting these volatile markers in the gaseous emanation from the entity;
processing the detected marker data in an artificial neural network that includes a fuzzy filter system.
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Abstract
A set of volatile markers are determined which are characteristic of a particular condition or disease, and which will be found in the exhaled breath of a person or odor from other parts of a body or from an entity. These markers are detected in the breath odor or gaseous emanations from the body or entity noninvasively using a volatile substance detector of sufficient sensitivity, such as an artificial olfactory system. The detected marker data is processed in an artificial neural network/fuzzy filter system with an algorithm that intelligently adapts to the individual body or entity and also optionally (if necessary) with a correction algorithm to eliminate environmental and other erroneous contributions to the markers. Any number of markers may be used, depending on how well they correlate with the condition and how accurate a result is desired, i.e. general screening or accurate diagnosis and monitoring.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for determining a condition of an entity comprising:
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selecting a set of volatile markers which are characteristic of a condition and which will be found in a gaseous emanation from the entity; non-invasively detecting these volatile markers in the gaseous emanation from the entity; processing the detected marker data in an artificial neural network that includes a fuzzy filter system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 29)
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10. A method for determining a disease or other medical condition of a person comprising:
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selecting a set of volatile markers which are characteristic of the disease or other medical condition and which will be found in the exhaled breath or other gaseous emanation from the person; non-invasively detecting these volatile markers in the exhaled breath or other gaseous emanation from the person; processing the detected marker data in an artificial neural network that includes a fuzzy filter system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. Apparatus for detecting the condition of an entity comprising:
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a volatile marker detector for non-invasively detecting a set of markers which are characteristic of a condition and which will be found in a gaseous emanation from the entity; an artificial neural network for processing detected volatile marker data and including fuzzy filters associated with at least one of the input layer and a hidden layer of the artificial neural network. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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