Patent ID: 7282723
Filing Date: 2007-10-16
Classification: A61B,G01N,G06K,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method of processing spectral data obtained from a plurality of regions of a tissue sample for use in a tissue classification scheme, the method comprising the steps of: (a) automatically identifying a subset of spectral data obtained from said plurality of regions of said tissue sample, said subset of data affected by one or more obstructions selected from the group consisting of glare, shadow, mucus, a smoke tube, and a speculum, and identifying one or more regions of said tissue sample from which said subset was obtained; (b) processing spectral data obtained from said plurality of regions in said tissue classification scheme, wherein said subset of spectral data identified in step (a) is accounted for in said tissue classification scheme by at least one of (i), (ii), (iii) as follows: (c) classifying said plurality of regions of said tissue sample according to said tissue classification scheme.