System and method for diagnosing soft tissue conditions

A diagnostic system comprising:

• a spectrometer system comprising a light source configured to irradiate a soft tissue within a region of interest of a subject, and a detector configured to acquire at least a portion of light that is reflected or emitted from the region of interest;
• a computer system communicatively coupled to the spectrometer system, and wherein the computer system is programmed to:
• control the spectrometer system to generate spectral data by irradiating the region of interest at one or more wavelength, and acquiring the at least a portion of the light that is reflected or emitted from the region of interest;
• utilize one or more parameters from the spectral data in a classification model that classifies the soft tissue in the region of interest as corresponding to a soft tissue infection;
• generate a report that includes a classification of the soft tissue infection;
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• wherein the soft tissue comprises skin and wherein the computer system is further programmed to utilize the one or more parameters from the spectral data in the classification model to identify and differentiate between cellulitis and pseudocellulitis, and wherein the classification of the soft tissue infection in the generated report includes at least one of a classification of the identified cellulitis or the identified pseudocellulitis or a plurality of parameters indicative of the identified cellulitis or the identified pseudocellulitis.

A diagnostic system comprising:

• a thermal detection system comprising at least one thermal sensor that is configured to acquire thermal detection data from a region of interest of a soft tissue of a subject;
• a computer system communicatively coupled to the thermal detection system, and wherein the computer system is programmed to:
• control the thermal detection system to acquire the thermal detection data from the region of interest using the at least one thermal sensor;
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• utilize one or more parameters from the thermal detection data in a classification model that classifies the soft tissue in the region of interest as corresponding to a soft tissue infection;
• generate a report that includes a classification of the soft tissue infection;
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• wherein the soft tissue comprises skin and wherein the computer system is further programmed to utilize the one or more parameters from the thermal detection data in the classification model to identify and differentiate between cellulitis and pseudocellulitis, and wherein the classification of the soft tissue infection in the generated report includes at least one of a classification of the identified cellulitis or the identified pseudocellulitis or a plurality of parameters indicative of the identified cellulitis or the identified pseudocellulitis.