Breath analysis systems and methods for asthma, tuberculosis and lung cancer diagnostics and disease management
AssigneeTricorn Tech Corporation
InventorsLi-Peng Wang, Chi-Lin Young, Chien-Lin Huang, Tsung-Kuan A. Chou
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Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed for the detecting of whether a subject has a lung disorder such as asthma, tuberculosis or lung cancer. Monitoring the subject's health and prognosis is also disclosed.
Claims28
A method for the detecting whether a subject has asthma or monitoring a subject with asthma, said method comprising:
- contacting breath from said subject with an apparatus, said apparatus having a gas chromatograph, wherein said gas chromatograph is fluidly coupled to a detector array to produce a signal;
- and
- analyzing said signal from the detector array to determine whether said subject has asthma.
A method for detecting whether a subject has tuberculosis or monitoring a tuberculosis subject, said method comprising:
- contacting breath from said subject with an apparatus, said apparatus having a gas chromatograph, wherein said gas chromatograph is fluidly coupled to a detector array to produce a signal;
- and
- analyzing said signal from the detector array to determine whether said subject has tuberculosis.
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A method for the detecting whether a subject has lung cancer or monitoring a subject with lung cancer, said method comprising:
- contacting breath from said subject with an apparatus, said apparatus having a gas chromatograph, wherein said gas chromatograph is fluidly coupled to a detector array to produce a signal;
- and
- analyzing said signal from the detector array to determine whether said subject has lung cancer.
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