Disease diagnosis by vapor sample analysis
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1. A method of assisting diagnoses of disease in biological matter, comprising:
- obtaining a vapor sample from said biological matter, analyzing the vapor sample by luminescent reaction with ozone for the presence of sulfur compounds in a concentration range of about 500 femtograms or less, and assisting diagnoses of disease based on said analyzing.
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Abstract
Diagnosing disease in a body by analyzing a sample from the body for the presence of sulfur compounds.
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1. A method of assisting diagnoses of disease in biological matter, comprising:
obtaining a vapor sample from said biological matter, analyzing the vapor sample by luminescent reaction with ozone for the presence of sulfur compounds in a concentration range of about 500 femtograms or less, and assisting diagnoses of disease based on said analyzing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 18, 19, 20)
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8. A method of detecting a sulfur compound from biological matter, comprising:
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obtaining a vapor sample containing a sulfur compound from biological matter, treating said vapor sample by exposing the sulfur compound in said vapor sample to a heated metal, without added reducing agent, exposing said treated sample to ozone, detecting luminescence generated by exposing said treated sample to ozone, and analyzing said luminescence to determine the presence of said sulfur compound. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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