SPECTROSCOPIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING OUTCOME OF DISEASE

摘要

A system and method to predict the progression of disease of a test sample is provided A group of known biological samples is provided, each having an associated known outcome including a non-diseased or diseased sample. A Raman data set is obtained for each known biological sample. Each data set is analyzed to identify a diseased or non-diseased reference data set. A first database is generated which contains reference Raman data sets for all diseased samples. A second-database is generated which contains reference data sets for all non-diseased samples. A test Raman data set of a test biological sample having an unknown disease status is received. A diagnostic is provided as to whether the test sample is non-diseased or diseased The diagnostic is obtained by comparing the test data set against the reference data sets in the databases using a chemometric technique to predict the progression of disease.