Patent Document ID: 7990533
Application ID: 12834370
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method comprising: providing a database containing a plurality of reference Raman data sets, each reference Raman data set having an associated known renal sample and at least one of: an associated known metabolic state, an associated known clinical outcome, an associated known disease progression, and combinations thereof; irradiating a test renal sample to thereby generate a plurality of interacted photons wherein said interacted photons are selected from the group consisting of: photons scattered by said sample, photons absorbed by said sample, photons reflected by said sample, photons emitted by said sample, and combinations thereof; passing said plurality of interacted photons through a tunable filter; collecting a test Raman data set representative of said sample based on said interacted photons; comparing said test Raman data set to said plurality of reference Raman data sets using a chemometric technique; and based on said comparing, providing a determination of at least one of: a metabolic state of said sample, a clinical outcome of said sample, a disease progression of said sample, and combinations thereof.