Patent ID: 9186107
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: A61B,G01N,G01R

Abstract:
1. A method for assessing risk of bone fracture of a bone of a mammal, the method comprising: a) conducting an assay to determine a characteristic of proteins in a nail obtained from a mammal by using Raman Spectroscopy to obtain Raman spectra of sulfur bonding at a depth between 30 and 70 μm into the nail and performing a multivariate spectral analysis (SA-MVA) on the Raman spectra, wherein the Raman spectra covers a spectral region between 300 cm b) analyzing at least one bone-fracture risk factor associated with the mammal; and c) correlating results from steps (a) and (b), thereby assessing the risk of bone fracture of a bone of the mammal.