Patent Document ID: 8226572
Application ID: 12583951
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for classifying breast tissue of a subject as suspect tissue or non-suspect tissue, comprising the steps of: placing a plurality of temperature sensors on a breast of the subject at a set of predetermined positions; sensing a set of temperature readings from the plurality of temperature sensors over a predetermined period; and sending the set of temperature readings to an ensemble of classifier systems including two or more classifier systems, the ensemble of classifier systems deriving two or more output labels from the set of temperature readings identifying the breast tissue as suspect tissue or non-suspect tissue, and combining the two or more output labels into a single diagnosis identifying the breast tissue as suspect tissue or non-suspect tissue, wherein a weight of each label from the two or more output labels determines a relative contribution of the label towards the single diagnosis, the ensemble of classifier systems trained using one or more actual temperature readings including an above average temperature reading corresponding to suspect tissue, an average temperature reading corresponding to non-suspect tissue, and an anomalous temperature reading corresponding to non-suspect tissue.